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“Making a wrong decision is understandable.
Refusing to search continually for learning is not.”

~~~ Philip Crosby

This is the day before the USA holiday of Thanksgiving, 2007. Sadly, I need to confess that this time of year is not ideal for me. This has been true for most of my life, but this year is even more-so. I see how we as a nation are so caught up in the commercialism of the holiday season, while at the same time, I also see more and more people having to foreclose on their homes and who are losing their jobs through layoffs. These foreclosures and these layoffs are the result of the greediness of our corporate leaders who will do anything for profits, even if it means hurting the people that got them where they are. Yet, there we are — spending our dollars for holiday gifts (often over and above our means) on products that are being produced in ways that put the workers in our country out of their jobs and out of their homes.

Please don’t get me wrong — I do wish all of my readers a safe and happy holiday season. I know that most of you are good, honest people who live their lives based on their beliefs. It just bothers me deeply to know that there will be so many of our neighbors and friends who will be facing tough times this holiday season because of how decisions are being made by others.

I don’t feel that there’s much doubt that most of us believe that those traits and characteristics that make us who we are are tightly connected with how we live our lives. When we think of who we are, we tend to define ourselves by the roles we play — by the actions we take — or don’t take — by our successes and by our failures.

Have you ever made a decision to do something and had it turn out to be a failure? Then, as time goes by, you’re faced with a similar circumstance where you’re being called upon to make a similar decision. Instead of accepting the challenge, you merely announce that you can’t do that — you’re not competent in that area. What’s happened here is that we’ve defined ourselves by our previous poor decision. That situation has caused us to define ourselves by our mistake.

“It’s not what’s happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it’s your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you’re going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.”

~~~ Anthony Robbins

What I’m trying to say here is that your true identity cannot be defined by your choices. Your essence — what makes you a unique entity — exists independently of your decision-making process. Even though I may have made poor decisions in the past — for example — purchasing products that I knew were produced in such a way that my neighbors were put out of work or out of their homes — that decision doesn’t define who I am.

There are no true right or wrong decisions. Every decision you or I make is a part of our own development as individuals. Every decision is a part of us as we evolve, but they are still separate from our ever-changing self. Even though a bad decision is not indicative of our character, it can play havoc with our self-esteem. One way to avoid becoming our faulty decisions is to write them off as another learning experience and make a different decision the next time around. I know I will.

“All we see of someone at any moment is a snapshot of their life, they’re in riches or poverty, in joy or despair. Snapshots don’t show the million decisions that led to that moment.”

~~~ Richard Bach

Last week I wrote about not lingering in the past or fantasizing about the future. Instead, treat each moment as it enters your life with your intelligence, with your inner strength, and with your intuition. This will help you to make your decisions mindfully, using the knowledge you attained from your past decisions. When you face your life situations in this way you’ll be able to move forward, understanding that you are not your decisions — you are, instead, a valuable human being.

“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.”"

~~~ Anonymous

Namaste!

And, as I always say in closing — remember these words …

You are the most precious gift you can give yourself. Every day look in the mirror and say, “I’m available to more good than I have experienced, realized or imagined ever before in my life!” Do this every day while you look into your own eyes.

You are special — and you are loved. You are the greatest gift you can be.

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

“If we have no peace,
it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”

~~~ Mother Theresa (1910-1997)

~~~ DBL-R

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