Something New Every Day

Stories and essays on identity, creative thought, and everyday common sense.

If you do not choose a direction, a direction will be chosen for you

Life lessons part 1

It’s your life, it’s up to you which direction you take to reach your destination, however, there’s one guarantee, if you do not choose a direction you will be thrown about on the winds of fate where somebody with a stronger sense of direction will carry you with them to their destination. That’s okay for quite a few people because they don’t know where they are heading anyway, however..

If you don’t like where you end up, that’s something you will have to endure until you make a decision to change, that change begins with changing your attitude towards the life you already have. You have to accept that you and nobody else is responsible for where you are because, you are responsible for every decision you make and every decision you do not make.

Taking responsibility for your life can give you a clear path to follow, not because your destination is in clear sight but because when you eliminate everything you do not want in your life it gives you a clear direction to follow.

The day you take responsibility for your life you have is the day you take responsibility for your future too. I’ll leave you with a few inspirational words of our famous doctor.

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who’ll decide where to go.” ~ Dr. Seuss


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