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It's Really Up To You!
By Julie Pierce
That’s what I tell my clients even before they hire me. I even think it’s why they hire me.
You see, the experience we enjoy or endure is the result of the choices we make in each and every moment, one after the other. But there’s a catch, of course.
To make a choice, we first have to be aware and acknowledge that we have choices, and then we must understand what the choices are.
When we make effective choices, our life is smooth and feels great. When we make inadequate choices, life feels miserable and frustrating.
Choose or Become a Casualty
When we were kiddos, the older folks made choices for us. If we were lucky or
well-behaved, we were “given” a choice. This practice taught us that choices come from being “good enough” or “lucky enough” to have someone else offer us the gift of choice.
We did not learn the truth that choices are an omnipresent gift we offer ourselves.
We did not learn the powerful fact that we CAN ALWAYS actively make choices, independently, at will, through thoughtful consideration of what’s best aligned to us. Alternatively, we can approach choice with reckless abandon, moved in the moment.
In fact, how we make choices is a choice.
I like to think most of us had adults around who made choices for us that at least got us to adulthood. I know some
of us had a more challenging time than