Respond Ability- Yes, the ability to respond. You see, we all have the ability to respond, or essentially the "Choice" to follow our hearts desires, or not to. We all have challenges placed in front of us all the time. it is how YOU CHOOSE TO RESPOND to these challenges and situations that will dictate the outcome. Let's use an example.
Let me use as I often do, the choices we make regarding our own health and wellness. You see, we are all given 24 hours in a day. We are all given the time we need to accomplish the things that we need to do. Here is the challenge. Are the choices you are making allowing you to progress towards your goals. In the event of fitness, I spent a number of years working for a large globo-gym style gym convincing people they need to work out. Wait a second, I had to CONVINCE people they needed to move their body in order to be healthy and well. And here is what I thought about as I was doing so. isn't it a choice to move your body? Isn't it a choice to do what it takes to stay healthy. Isn't it a choice to do the things that inherently we know are going to be good for our body? How often in yopur own life, have you made the choice to put your own health on the back burner and go do something OTHER than take care of yourself. Let me put it another way. If you were given the choice between all natural food that you had to prepare and food that was already prepared for you, what would you choose? (those of you whom are close to me know how I choose to live about 85-90% of the time)
It is your ability to respond to the hours given to you in any day that help to dictate the choices you make. Let me also take this from another angle. The choices we make to be emotionally attached to a situation, a person, or a feeling also are dependent upon YOUR CHOICE. Let's say for example. someone close to you does something that completely destroys the trust you had in that person. You now have the ability to respond in any way which you see fit. You see, most people tend to carry that with them between themselves and that person forever. But it is YOUR CHOICE to be open and learn to trust again. You have to be willing and make the choice to put that past you. You can make the choice to forgive and maybe not forget. The ability to make a choice to get beyond an incident or situation comes down to personal responsibility. the ONLY thing we control in life is our own thoughts, feelings and actions. I once heard that change the things you can, and for those you can't change the way you look at them. What great advice! This can be true of our own emotions and feelings. Choose to look a things differently when you are challenged. Choose to change how you feel, choose a different emotion. Choose a different path. It is your responsibility! It is your life!! MAKE IT WHAT YOU WANT!
Sometimes I see people who make a choice not to make a choice. Realize this is again exercising your ability to respond to a given situation. You are now choosing NOT to make a choice which inherently keeps you right where you are. If you are comfortable with this and the storyline you tell yourself (your emotions) are copasetic with that "Choice" then by all means, don't make a decision. One of the hardest things we do when we make a choice is face our own fears and stigma's associated with it. It means things may be uncomfortable. It means we may have to get out of our comfort zone and make progress or stay right where we are. It means we may fail... but that is all part of the process. It is all part of taking responsibility for who we are and what we want out of our lives!
The past is done, so live without regret, the future is tomorrow, so don't worry about it, Today is here and now, that's why it's called the present. Open up the gift you have been given and choose to live the life you want.
Next topic... how to accept and create change in your life.
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