by Janet M. Shlaes, PhD
Your current reality results from your prior choices. Every
day, you are faced with a myriad of choices, from comparatively “simple”
ones regarding self-expression, where to live and work, money and relationships,
to the more complex ones regarding ethics and morality. What many often fail to
realize is that seemingly simple choices turn out to be significant life
altering ones in the long-run.
If you are like most individuals, many of your life choices
tend to be more reactive than proactive. Do you usually make decisions guided
by self-awareness, intention, values and principles? Or, do you often make “decisions
by default,” via not choosing anything or following the path of least
resistance? Not making a decision often releases unanticipated and often unwanted
outcomes. Most “decisions by default” result from fear, fear of the unknown,
what others will think or feel, or fear of undesired consequences.
Although it may initially seem easier to reactively
choose, you may wind up with someone else’s version of who you should be and
what you should do. Consciously choosing requires courage and faith – the courage
to mindfully act from your highest values and faith that things will work out
in the long-run.
Your current reality results from your prior choices. What
will you choose today? What future reality will you set into motion today?
Janet
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