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Guest contibutor Gretchen Coleman shares a short story, “Application Denied,” and also discusses how we conveniently refuse to take responsibility for choices we don’t remember.

Choice is surrounding me right now. My family was discussing choice last night. Then this morning I was scanning an article in my snail mail about the leading causes of death (heart disease, cancer, lung disease and stroke) in the US and how they are largely preventable, but our lifestyle choices are directly responsible for the majority of those ailments.

Choice – what a powerful word that is. It is akin to freewill which is the greatest and worst gift we are given by our Creator - greatest because we get to choose, worst because we have to choose. Do you understand that you are where you are in life because you chose to be at that point? Talk about having to take responsibility! All of a sudden there is no one to blame but yourself.

They say we choose our friends but can’t choose our family. Who are They? The Unaware. This is just another platitude for those who don’t want to take responsibility for their choices. We do choose our family.

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Application Denied

Earth Candidate Number 1 is up in heaven, having just completed training on how to overcome what he didn’t overcome his last life and about to apply to come back to earth for his next go at it.