{"id":1191,"date":"2019-04-11T08:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T12:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2019-04-11T08:56:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T12:56:04","slug":"the-choice-is-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/11\/the-choice-is-yours\/","title":{"rendered":"the choice is yours!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the fear and self loathing of the final, simple realization&#8230; you are who they say you are!-so, i must become an inspiration to myself to spite myself-i must change the refrain for its become too obvious-the intrinsic value of life has revealed itself to me-i decide not to avail myself to the tenets of oblivion!-God has strengthened and prepared me for my battles-being a child of God enables me to sleep peacefully-so i choose life!-so can you! Peace and blessings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5EF9FB97-4931-40C1-A54B-254CCAC05C4F.jpeg?fit=870%2C653&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1192\" data-link=\"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/?attachment_id=1192\" class=\"wp-image-1192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5EF9FB97-4931-40C1-A54B-254CCAC05C4F.jpeg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5EF9FB97-4931-40C1-A54B-254CCAC05C4F.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5EF9FB97-4931-40C1-A54B-254CCAC05C4F.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5EF9FB97-4931-40C1-A54B-254CCAC05C4F.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5EF9FB97-4931-40C1-A54B-254CCAC05C4F.jpeg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5EF9FB97-4931-40C1-A54B-254CCAC05C4F.jpeg?w=2610&amp;ssl=1 2610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><figcaption>Choose life!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the fear and self loathing of the final, simple realization&#8230; you are who they say you are!-so, i must become an inspiration to myself to spite myself-i must change the refrain for its become too obvious-the intrinsic value of life [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-life-with-cancer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8zBYf-jd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2549,"url":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/blessings\/","url_meta":{"origin":1191,"position":0},"title":"blessings\u2026","author":"Michael","date":"April 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"i only evolve when standing on the edge of infinity. when solace fails and leaves fall between my fingers. music in my eyes, visions in my ears. i won\u2019t let the moss grow between my toes\u2014 for i must live, love, and always laugh. keeping a fragile synergy among the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Living life with cancer!&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Living life with cancer!","link":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/index.php\/category\/living-life-with-cancer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/F061C705-FF90-4B69-9FB4-86858918A520_Original-scaled.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/F061C705-FF90-4B69-9FB4-86858918A520_Original-scaled.jpeg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/F061C705-FF90-4B69-9FB4-86858918A520_Original-scaled.jpeg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/F061C705-FF90-4B69-9FB4-86858918A520_Original-scaled.jpeg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/F061C705-FF90-4B69-9FB4-86858918A520_Original-scaled.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/F061C705-FF90-4B69-9FB4-86858918A520_Original-scaled.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":198,"url":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/05\/15-recapitulation\/","url_meta":{"origin":1191,"position":1},"title":"Recapitulation!","author":"Michael","date":"July 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Since I'm now just beginning my 3rd year of treatment something occurred to me. \u00a0Mind you, I'm still here through the grace of God but it goes much deeper than that. 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