3.22.21 // series of options

Life is a series of options.
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Decisions that lead us down infinite paths towards an infinite number of futures.
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From the moment we open our sleepy eyes in the morning to the sweet sleep we are swept to in the evenings, our life has the capacity to be anything.
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It's both debilitating and restorative to know that at any moment you can change your life with a simple choice.
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Now, I know what you're thinking, what about the things that happen "to you," the things out of our control?
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I think we still have choices and decisions around how we react to those moments that feel so out of our control. An unexpected illness, a job no longer working out, a broken heart...
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Those moments change our path and feel like someone forced us on to a new one without our consent and realistically, those moments did change our path. But on that new trail, it's how we handle and react to this new direction that is entirely up to us. It is in those moments where you feel so weak, remembering that you can control your reaction and that can be so powerful and so damn freeing.
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“Between stimulus and response, there is space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
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Remember, there is space between the moments that throw us off course and our reaction.
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But just like we were thrown on a new path, we have the capabilities to shake someone else's path. Tread lightly and lovingly. Share your path with others but don't fear walking down the trail alone...
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Even the smallest decision, left or right at a stop-light, can impact the beautiful path of your life.