Choices In Life

Have you ever stopped to think about how the choices we make in our lives can change our lives forever?  A friend recently reminded me of that, and up until then, I never really thought too much about it.  With just one simple choice you can change the direction that you are going.  Isn't that simply amazing!  If you have the courage, you can make any one choice and change the course of your life.  Some choices that come to mind would be losing weight, going back to school, or starting a new business.....the list is unlimited. 

There are other types of choices we may face.  We've all had thoughts of giving up on something or someone when we are faced with adversity.  Perhaps you've even thought of quitting something that you had started.  Somtimes it seems easier to quit than to accept a challenge.  When there is a challenge that I face, I say that God is testing my faith.  Life does get difficult at times and when it does, it's easy to take the wrong path (make the wrong choices).  My philosophy has always been to pursue any dreams that you may have, pursue them with a passion,  and to not be afraid of failure.  For I would rather try my hand at something and fail than to always wonder what might have happened if I would have had the courage to have tried something.  Most of us have a tendency to be afraid to venture out on a limb of uncertainty.  Take that leap.  I look at it as a leap of faith.

One of our main goals should be to be responsible for our choices.  God knows I've had my share of disappointments, wrong decisions, and just plain bad choices.   We are all responsible for our actions and we can't blame someone else or something from the past for those actions.  For a long time I blamed someone else for a couple bad choices that I had made, in particular, but later came to realize that I was just as much to blame.  We can change from bad choices to good choices.   Take the time to think things through; never make a quick decision.   My grandmother gave me some of the best advice I've ever had....She always said that "if I had any doubts about doing something, then don't do it".   I've wished many times that I would have put that advice to good use each time I had decisions or choices to make.  Many times it would have changed my life in a positive way instead of a negative way.

Pursue your dreams with a passion, never giving up.

Thought for the Day:
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer,
It sings because it has a song."

My suggestions for a good book:
"The Unwinable War" by Elan Journo