Decisions Steer The Quality Of Our Lives
Posted: Tuesday, February 02, 2010
by Susan Thom
There are many decisions we make as babies and adolescents, and some do steer the quality of our lives. We may pull the iron down, and have a nasty scar forever. We may put the fingers that were just in our mouth, into the receptacle. We might pull a pot of boiling water over on us. All decisions that steer the quality of our lives.
Do we learn from them? Hopefully, and if not, the same things will happen. Decisions we make are the most important things we can do on this earth. No matter what we decide, it affects us, and often time others. If we decide not to do our homework, we get a zero, and when mom and dad find out, we get a punishment. If we decide to skip school one day, if we get caught, we will be steering the quality of our lives.
And usually, the more costly. We may make a decision to buy an older home with charm and a lot of property. Once moved in, one thing after the other breaks down, and it is costing us a fortune. We made a bad decision. The hard part is how to fix it. We sell it for what we can, and we learn from our experience, choosing our next house more wisely.
It doesn't matter if it's a big decision or small. If it causes you to be upset as a result of making it, then decisions are steering your life. Thoughts lead us to our decisions, and if our thoughts aren't correct, neither will our decisions. If a girl is bothering us at school, thoughts of running up and pulling her hair lead to deciding to do so.
The principal comes, we get detention for 3 weeks and a 3 day suspension, and we are grounded for a month. Now how did that situation help us? Decisions need to be thought out in so many ways. How is it going to affect me, how will it expect others, what will the rewards be, what will the downside be?
Is it worth it? Am I doing this for me or others? Do I want attention or do I really want to give my friend this gift? Am I taking my aunt to the store out of obligation, or because I like spending time with her? If it's out of obligation, it will probably be a bad experience.
If we're 18 in this day and age, and decide to get married and have a child, how will that decision steer the rest of our lives? How many jobs will both parents have to work to make ends meet? How much tension will end up between them? Besides the baby's cost, there's rent and utilities and insurance, etc.
Our decisions are what make life comfortable, or miserable. And some decisions are simply wrong. We have to take care of them and move on. If we want to buy a new video game that just came out, but we only have enough money for that, or lunch the rest of the week, we have to make a decision.
If we can enjoy playing hours of the game at night, and can handle the noises our stomachs make at noon, it may have been a good decision. If we keel over at our desk, it probably wasn't. Decisions rule the quality of our lives. They're what makes things happen or not.
If we put a little more time in thinking about what the best way to handle a decision is, maybe we would all be happier. No broken toes from running down the stairs. No stitches from jumping off the bed. I guess whatever happens is meant to happen, and all part of a plan. I still think we can help ourselves out by making the right decisions.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Nicely done, Sue.Have you ever heard of the Butterfly Effect? You know, a butterfly flaps his wings in Peking therefore there will be rain in Central Park instead of sun.Every decision had lingering effects.All we can do is make our best ones.Please log in to respond to this comment.hi ken,yes, i am aware of the butterfly effect-i watched a movie on it with robin williams.i think you're right, all we can do is make our best ones.thanks for reading and commenting,i appreciate it,my best,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
True Susan, we face many decisions in life. Trying to make the right ones can be difficult.Please log in to respond to this comment.hi david,maybe that's what it's all about?thanks for reading and commenting,my best,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
Good article Sue. Hopefully our decisions become better with age and wisdom. Thanks for sharing. Linda DPlease log in to respond to this comment.hi linda,thanks for reading and commenting.i'm counting on my decisions getting better!i guess we have to go through what we do to learn which decisions are filled with wisdom.thanks for stopping by,my best regards,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
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