Life is a Decision

Yesterday, I had to report for jury duty. It turned out I knew the family of the defendant, so I wasn't picked, but that is fine with me! It made me think though about decisions and how they affect our life. It seems that if life is good, then you have made good decisions and if life is not, well then, you haven't.

The concept that life is a decision is not a new one to me. I have thought this for a long time, but recently, it has really been making an impact on me and my life. We make decisions everyday, just about every minute. The results of those decisions are what our life looks like. If we decide to be happy, we are. If we decide to let ourselves be angry, we are. The point is, our lives are the result of our decisions. Let me give you an example.

This morning I woke up happy and ready to go. I was behind in my work because of being gone all day yesterday. I knew I had a lot to do and I was trying to get an early start. Something came up and I started to be upset about it. I thought about making decisions and I consciously decided not to let this situation get to me. It took a few minutes, but I soon was not bothered by it.

I know you may be thinking that it isn't that easy. Yes, it is. I understand that deeply ingrained emotions are hard to control, I still struggle with anger, but you can decide. Whatever is upsetting you or making your life unhappy, simply decide to not let it bother you, or decide to do something different. You may have to repeat the decision over and over to yourself, but it can be done. The more you get used to this process, the easier it becomes.

Do you want to feel like your life is good? Then decide that it is. No, I don't mean that you decide that as soon as you win the lottery life will be good. I mean decide that right where you are, no matter the situation, life is good. The roof of your house caved in? Life is good. The transmission in your car fell out on the driveway? Life is good! You see, the decision that life is good is not determined by the situation, but by your attitude. I have seen people that were in situations that I would never want to be in and their attitude was much better than mine.

Life is a decision. You decide if it is good or not. You decide if you are happy or not. You may think that you did not decide to be unhappy, but you did. You may say that you are unhappy because you live in war torn Slobovia. There are happy people living in Slobovia, you just decided not to be one of them! Start to day to decide the life you want. Do not wait until things are good. Decide now when they may not be so good. They will improve immediately. Do it now!