As one walks through life and makes the subtle choices to
stagnate and numbly go through life on auto pilot or to grow beyond themselves
and thrive beyond their self –imposed limitations of their current mind, each step of the walk dictates their future
circumstances knowingly or unknowingly. The sad truth is, most do not even
realize the power they harness for their future by choosing to remain in the
comfort of their known abilities. Let’s say that a child is reared up and has
only known passive aggressive behavior from their parents and has practiced
this behavior through their entire childhood on into their early adulthood.
Every relationship work, friend, or foe will either enhance this learned,
continued behavior or it will trigger change. Such a person, for example, can
choose to blame struggles at work or at home on other influences or circumstances, or they will at some point take accountability for their actions as a cause of
outcomes. Self-examinations throughout life are paramount to stepping outside
of stagnation.
You're right, we face those decisions every day on small or grand scales. Do I pick up the remote control and divorce myself from the reality of my life for the night? Or do I grab hold of something that has been taking up space in my mind and wrestle it to the ground?
ReplyDeleteYou're either growing or you're dying, there ain't no third direction.
Don't take points off for quoting Tommy Boy :-)