Day 436 ~ #28 of My 30 Days of Truth...

My 30 Days of Truth challenge   I will admit that I changed one question and changed a few curse words... other than that the challenge is intact. 

Day 28: Name a decision that was made that caused a chain of events that would not have happened if it wasn't for that decision?...

This is a total head scratcher!  

I mean really.  All day I found myself... well... dumbfounded.  

{and} now, I couldn't help but stare at today's topic even some more...

...by George I think I've finally got it... as if a light had been switched on... and so on...

It is my opinion that ALL decisions made lead to a chain of events... all of them.  Isn't that what living is all about?  Without chain of events there wouldn't be a life living... there just wouldn't be life.  Really, think about it... it's true.

For example, the decision to turn right on any street... this decision to turn right has led to events that otherwise would not have otherwise happen if your turn would have been a left one, including who crosses your path.

When I was seventeen years old, I had decided one day that I would never second guess myself in anything I do...   I told myself... 

self... decisions that YOU make in your life will be made because that is what YOU wanted to do... whether it was to decide what to do, what to wear or a person YOU thought YOU could believe in... YOU made the choice to partake in that situation... so whatever the decision SELF, YOU have to live with the consequences.

Regardless if you decide on a purchase, or a choice to do something that others were against or dating an idiot... I made that choice because that is what I wanted to do and NO ONE was going to talk me out of it... and therefore... I must live with it... like it or not.  wink, wink

SO I am "good" with everything.  It is what it is and I have made my bed and must lay in it.  Good or bad.  etc... wink, wink..

Today, I still agree with my seventeen year old self and stand by my decision(s), then and now... and... good or bad.  

As we say... all's good.  wink, wink.  No worries.

With God's grace.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV)

Where I've been and where I'm going next...  

Day 01 : Something you hate about yourself.

Day 02 : Something you love about yourself.

Day 03 : Something you have to forgive yourself for.

Day 04 : Something you have to forgive someone for.

Day 05 : Something you hope to do in your life.

Day 06 : Something you hope you never have to do. 

Day 07 : Someone who has made your life worth living for.

Day 08 : Someone who made your life hell, or treated you horribly.

Day 09 : Someone you didn't want to let go, but just drifted.

Day 10 : Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know.

Day 11 : Something people seem to compliment you the most on.

Day 12 : Something you never get compliments on.

Day 13 : A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough days. (write a letter.)

Day 14 : Write a letter to a hero that has let you down.

Day 15 : Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you've tried living without it.

Day 16 : Someone or something you definitely could live without.

Day 17 : A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.

Day 18 : Your views on gay marriage.

Day 19 : What do you think of religion?  Or what do you think of politics?

Day 20 : Your views on drugs and alcohol.

Day 21 : (scenario) Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?

Day 22 : Something you wish you hadn’t done in your life.

Day 23 : Something you wish you had done in your life. 

Day 24 : Make a playlist for someone, and explain why you chose all the songs. (Just post the titles and artists and letter)

Day 25 : The reason you believe you’re still alive today.

Day 26 : Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?

Day 27 : What’s the best thing going for you right now?

Day 28 : Name a decision you made that caused a chain of events that would not have happened if it wasn't for that decision.

Day 29 : Something you hope to change about yourself. And why.
Day 30 : A letter to yourself, tell yourself EVERYTHING you love about yourself

 Here's to 30 Days of Truth!

I am second.

[here's to you finding your... ]
Peace...

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

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Day 371 ~ {Life's} Choices

Have you ever caught yourself thinking {or saying} ... "if I only knew _20_ {fill in number of years here- wink, wink} years ago what I know today..."   

We've all made choices in our lives, which directly or indirectly brought us to where we sit today.  

It's true. 

Think about it.

I'm not saying that 20 years ago I made the decision to live in Texas today - actually I would've thought you were nuts if you would have told me that back then.

What I am saying is that one decision led to another... which then led to another... then another... and so on... until ... here I am!  wink, wink.

As babies, choices are made for us... however, there comes a day when we start making our own choices...  that would have been the ideal time to have been told what I know today.  ;)

Boy!  Wouldn't that have been nice?  All the heartache I could have avoided...  Not that I would change much... I would just be smart about it all.  All the great choices I could have made... I guess that's where all the would of, could of, should of(s) come in.

NO!  That's looking back... I choose to only look forward and only look to the past for lessons learned.

As I have written over and over again...  I have learned a lot this year.  I mean I really got it!  Life is a choice.  Even your attitude is a choice.  Let me tell you that it's not easy either.

It takes "work" having a happy life.  Yes, you heard me right.  Another thing I have learned.

As a survivor of depression it is very easy for me to fall.  For me, when I am at a crossroads of sorts, I have learned that it is easy to fall into old habits.  (habits = being sad, negative, tired, unproductive... etc...}

So ... I have two choices ... withdraw into old habits ... OR ... focus on the positive and leave the rest to God.

I choose the latter.

The work in all of this is looking for the positive... oh I know... it isn't always easy... HOWEVER (and that's a BIG however- lol) I already know what the former gets me ... and I do not like it.  I do not like being miserable or unhappy... SO DONE WITH IT!  

After all... we only get one chance at this thing called life.  Right?

{and} With that said ... 

I choose to be happy the rest of my life. 

The choices I will make from here on, will be made with the premise that one day they will all equal something really promising for me and my family... and that my dear is... love and happiness.  

The following quotes are from Dr. Shad Helmstetter’s book titled “Choices”. 

You may think that in life, a lot of things happen to you along the way. The truth is, in life, you happen to a lot of things along the way.  ~unknown author

The choices we make by accident are just as important as the choices we make by design.  ~unknown author

Another person’s choice is nothing more than another alternative for you to consider.  ~unknown author 

[here's to you finding your... ]

Peace...

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

Images are courtesy of google or Bing images.  Some images maybe labeled property of Carla Barila Karam and of this blog, Taking Back My Life ~ Making It My Own.  U.S Copyright laws apply.  © 2012

Day 229 ~ A Li'l Elbow Grease Goes a Long Way

Last night I watched an intense movie, which sent my mind traveling... Today, children's movies.  Nothing like a good dose of Sleeping Beauty and Jungle Book for the soul.

Yesterday's movie sent me into fantasy land.  Wondering and thinking what could have been if some of the decisions in my life were made differently.  You know... all the would have, could have and should haves.  If I would have decided this... I could have done that... and it should been like this.

We can all second guess ourselves for the rest of our lives... what do we accomplish?  All we accomplish is the uncertainties of our decisions.

I decided a long, long time ago that I stand by my decisions.  Let me put it to you this way.  When I want something... I get it!  There is no question about it.  When I set my sights on something, I do not stop until I accomplish it.

So... do I regret any decisions I have made? NO.  No, I do not.  I stand by all my decisions, good and bad.  Once my decisions are made, there's no looking back... only forward.

Now, what did I get from watching Sleeping Beauty and The Jungle Book?  Boy, if only we were assigned to watch children's movies as adults, before having children.  The messages in these movies are so simple and sweet.  

Be true to yourselves and follow your dreams. Not to mention that the evil witch always looses.  

Okay so in real life, dreams take a little longer to come true.  However, I would like to think that with a little elbow grease anything is possible... even beating the evil witch!

Yesterday is but a vision, and tomorrow is only a dream. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a dream of hope.  ~Unknown 

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.  ~Walt Disney

 Blessings to all!!

136 days to go...

PS... Sons, I love and miss you.  To the moon and stars above and back.  You are my sunshine(s).

Images are courtesy of Bing images and Walt Disney and his studios.