As I have been working on ‘self’ I have noticed that each and every day I am faced with a plethora (literally) of choices. What time do I set the alarm for? What do I have for breakfast? Do I eat breakfast or make a protein shake? How will I style my hair? What will I wear? What time do I have to leave to get to my first appointment? What route shall I take? (I haven’t even left the house yet). Do I set my cruise at 100 km/h or do I set it a little higher?
These may seem like inconsequential decisions to some, but to me they are all important choices I have to make. If I have a shake will I be hungry at 10am? If I have a full breakfast will I fell lethargic for the first part of the day? If I straighten my hair and it rains, what will I look like by noon?
I discovered that in all these tiny little choices I was making there were pro’s and con’s to each and every decision. So, which way is the best?
As I became more aware of self, more aware of the impact of every single choice I made, I found I made more conscious choices than I had in the past. From what food to put into my body, what exercise program I preferred to what people I associated with and which friends I kept (more on that in a different blog).
Spirituality – isn’t this just one of those subjects that people avoid? I find it is. People don’t want to offend each other, so they avoid subjects that could possibly, maybe, perhaps, be offensive to another.
I’m not here to spew my beliefs … they’re mine! I’m not here to tell you that you need to have a spiritual belief. You don’t … you are a human being and because you are you have free will. Free will gives you the ability to do and be whatever you choose.
The key there … choose. You choose who you are, what you believe and how you will act or react to any situation. Here’s the thing with this. A lot of people believe that they have no choice in their ‘lot in life’. They were born into poverty, they were born into wealth, they are not as smart as some others, or they are smarter than others. That’s all true.
You did not choose to be born into poverty; you may have chosen to stay there though. You did not choose to be born into wealth; you may choose to stay there. You did not choose to be born with a learning disability, you choose to buy into the label that you were given. You did not choose to be above average intelligence, you have the choice to live with that label too.
Take a close look at what is happening in your life now. What choice did you make to get to where you are?
These may seem like inconsequential decisions to some, but to me they are all important choices I have to make. If I have a shake will I be hungry at 10am? If I have a full breakfast will I fell lethargic for the first part of the day? If I straighten my hair and it rains, what will I look like by noon?
I discovered that in all these tiny little choices I was making there were pro’s and con’s to each and every decision. So, which way is the best?
As I became more aware of self, more aware of the impact of every single choice I made, I found I made more conscious choices than I had in the past. From what food to put into my body, what exercise program I preferred to what people I associated with and which friends I kept (more on that in a different blog).
Spirituality – isn’t this just one of those subjects that people avoid? I find it is. People don’t want to offend each other, so they avoid subjects that could possibly, maybe, perhaps, be offensive to another.
I’m not here to spew my beliefs … they’re mine! I’m not here to tell you that you need to have a spiritual belief. You don’t … you are a human being and because you are you have free will. Free will gives you the ability to do and be whatever you choose.
The key there … choose. You choose who you are, what you believe and how you will act or react to any situation. Here’s the thing with this. A lot of people believe that they have no choice in their ‘lot in life’. They were born into poverty, they were born into wealth, they are not as smart as some others, or they are smarter than others. That’s all true.
You did not choose to be born into poverty; you may have chosen to stay there though. You did not choose to be born into wealth; you may choose to stay there. You did not choose to be born with a learning disability, you choose to buy into the label that you were given. You did not choose to be above average intelligence, you have the choice to live with that label too.
Take a close look at what is happening in your life now. What choice did you make to get to where you are?
Thought for the Day.
That which you call your soul or spirit is your consciousness, and that which you call 'free will' is your mind's freedom to think or not, the only will you have, your only freedom, the choice that controls all the choices you make and determines your life and your character.
~ Ayn Rand
