It's All About Choices

Another day passes.. and we are still in the same place we were yesterday.. at least most of us are.  We  can't seem to get anything accomplished. I think that people have good intentions... and want to move forward.. but most can't summon the strength to do so... we are all our own little planets... orbiting in our tried and true pathways... we can't seem to venture closer or farther from some fixed point.  It's like the universe mocks us and gives us reasons to stray from out path.. but in all actuality.. all we can do is move forward.  In moving forward, we try out the same pathway again and again... until we do finally realize we've been running around in circles.  Our lives seem to almost be planned out for us at times.  That's one thing I have been thinking about... If you really look at life.. it's a series of decisions we make.. choices... that put us in one particular set of circumstances... or on location... from there.. we make decisions based on where we are.. and what is happened.. that leads us to more decisions and then more.. sometimes we feel as though there is no control... but in all actuality.. we decide if we're going to leave 5 minutes early... or 5 minutes late.. This could be the difference in hitting a deer that runs at your vehicle... or running into that crazy driver that loses control.   Every moment of our lives leads to choices.. and choices lead to consequences.  They may be good or bad... but it's still based on where we were.. and what we decided to do.  Anyone can tell you they have to make certain choices... but it's not really a "have to" choice.. it's more like a "if I don't I will be forced to make another choice I don't want to make" choice.... sometimes we have to choose between the lesser of two evils... or.. we can choose the greater of the two.. and possibly mess up our lives royally. Sometimes by not making decisions.. we make decisions passively.. It's our choice just as well when we decide NOT to do something.  And then we think we've let someone or something else decide our fate... well.. it doesn't work that way.  There are a series of events that unfold at almost any action or inaction we do... and we just have to accept the consequences that we had a hand in causing them..  I'm not saying we meant for certain things to happen... but they do happen because of us. It can be as simple as clicking on a link... or saying (or not saying) something to someone else... I don't think most of us realize how much we decide our own destiny.  There are so many events and choices that go into making our lives the way they are.. and we don't realize it most of the time. I sometimes feel like the stupidest person on the planet.. because I say or do things that are completely out of character with who I am... and it leads to more and more conflict in my life.. but then there are other times where I feel I have revelations that give me insight into who I really am.. I never want to hurt anyone ...including myself.. intentionally.. but as I make stupid choices, I sometimes end up doing stupid things... and that's just something we all have to live with... I can't change a choice once it's made.. but I can control what choices I make from that moment  on... It's all about choices.

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