The road traveled is filled with potholes, twists, turns, dead ends, and long open stretches of open road. Navigating all these obstacles makes the journey all that much more satisfying. Reaching our destination unharmed and better for all the decisions made is what we live for. Our choices seemed hard at the time. In retrospect, they were easy.
We agonized over some decisions. They paralyze us into inaction. Why do we allow simple decisions like what to eat or wear, go here or there, pc or mac, etc. to send us into a pothole? We drove in that direction. We made that choice. We choose to drive on the wrong side of the road. We need to make smarter decisions for ourselves.
Many of us strive for peace, love, and happiness in our lives. Do we really need a rock-bottom crisis to trigger action into positive change or can we simply make a choice and take action?
Short-term decision-making is driven by negative emotions (fear, anger, frustration). Long-term decision-making is fueled by positive emotions (love, joy, happiness). Focusing on the long-term is like bugs on the windshield. It flies in the face of our normal behavior.
What is normal behavior anyway? Normal behavior is a ritual. Rituals are known quantities. They are safe, comfortable, and risk free. They manifest themselves in routines, emotional responses, standard response or opinions, and knee jerk reactions. They are second nature to us. We do them without thinking about them.
Challenging rituals is the road to finding our voice in the world. This is the map to long stretches of open road. Let us put the pedal to the medal. Does anyone hear the song “I can’t drive 55” playing?
How do we challenge our rituals? How can we free ourselves to find our voice?
We start by focusing on what brings excitement and happiness into our lives. We skip the part about focusing on traditional problem solving techniques. We take a pass on all the negativity in our lives. We focus solely on bringing all the good we have to the forefront.
We vivify the world we want to live in.
I want to live a life where we are all connected to each other. Unconditionally accepting each other for who we are. Celebrating all the good we individually have to offer the world. Sharing in each other’s success. Helping each other become the best version of ourselves.
The best version is different for everyone. Individually, we have the capacity to help another along their chosen path if we decide to make that choice. We will choose to show up in every conversation with love and compassion. We will speak and listen from our heart. We will unconditionally respect and support each other’s growth.
Smart decisions are about taking small daily actions to expand our possibilities to live. We will open our minds and allow our creative juices to flow. We will trust the choices we make. Future decision will come easier. We support the path we want. We live.
We Vivify!
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