Although they might seem like two sides of the same coin, there is a big difference between making choices and taking opportunities. It's good to recognise an opportunity that might never come again, and indeed be flexible enough to take it, but to take ownership of our lives, we need to view every situation we are in as a choice. We need to realise that some opportunities can leave us feeling trapped.
There is no reason for anyone to feel fated to their situation.
There is no reason for anybody to feel like they have no escape.
It's important for your personal liberation and self-possession that you choose to be in the places you find yourself. This applies to your work choices, your friends, it even applies to your family, and indeed any company you keep. So is a person judged and influenced. If you feel victimised or disrespected it is because you choose to let people treat you this way. You must insist on positive reinforcement from the people around you. You must say no to negativity.
It's up to you to take the initiative, it's up to you to have the courage to live the kind of life you wish you to live today.
Don't listen to naysayers and prophets of doom who tell you can't do this or that. But realise that success takes tenacity and perseverance, and moreover, that success is what you define it to be. Success is not an extrinsic expectation placed on your life by somebody else. It is whatever makes you realise your full potential. You can't live anyone else's life but your own.
The meaning of life is to be happy with your choices.
In one year, so much can change - will you start making good choices for yourself today?
xx
Tiger Eye
(Image by Tashi Mannox)
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