"Choices are the hinges of destiny" - Edwin Markham
Ahh! the beautiful privilege of
having the chance to be able to make choices. So many of us in the world go
through life without knowing this privilege and so many of us wish at times
that we didn't have to make so many of them.
Every day we make choices. We
choose to get out of bed, to have a shower, to eat a certain food, to drink
coke or water, to eat the 5000 calorie dessert or a piece of fruit, to wear a
certain dress or outfit, to exercise, to be lazy, to meditate, to reflect, to
stop and think, to buy something, to save money, to study, to learn, to invest
in yourself, to be curious, to develop, to stay the same, to live, and to die.
You see today you are the sum of
all of your choices. Yes you could have had a very difficult start in life,
however it is your choice if you continue to live by the effects of this. Most
of our lives are the consequences of our choices though we can choose to blame
others for them, the reality is that we are the ones who are responsible.
Becoming Miserable When Making Others Happy
Our choices too, can
unfortunately, be influenced by the expectations we think others have of us. We
seek to please and make those that matter in our lives happy by the choices we
make. Yet, often the problem with this approach is that though they are happy
we in turn become miserable over time because we are the ones that have to live
with the consequences of the choices we made in order to please them. Life will
be much simpler if there isn't so many others to please and keep happy when it
comes to making choices for yourself.
Like the guy in this wonderful
clip, what is is it that you chose in order to make someone else happy in the
past that now stops you from leading a prosperous, fulfilling, healthy, and
enjoyable life? What is it that caused you to train your mind and heart to make
the choices you make when deep down inside yourself, you know they are not the
ones you really want to to make? Always remember that decisions become easier
when your will to please God outweighs your will to please the world.
Choices don't have to be Generational
I believe that it is important
that we realize that just because our family or close friends make or made
certain choices in life it doesn't mean that we have to as well. Choices don't
have to be generational or a transfer from the ones that went before us. We can
choose to start again and make the kind of choices that will bring us different
consequences than the ones they lived and experienced. Tony Robbins said,
"It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped!".
Choose not to run away from the
times when choices have to be made as choices have the potential to help you
grow as a person. George Elliott said, "The strongest principle for growth
lies in the human choice". Your future is built one choice at a time. The
choice is yours if you build or destroy what is ahead for you.
You need to understand that you
have the power to choose if you have Magic Orange or just simple Cherry!
Always for you!
Pablo Giacopelli
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