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In the previous post, it was established that it is
very important to acquire enough strength to make your own choices. So assuming
we are now able to make our own choices, how do we differentiate a good
decision from a bad one?
Even though not all the decisions I have made produced
good outcomes, I learned overtime that every choice contributed to the building
of the foundation of who I am today. Aldous Huxley once said “experience is not
what happens to a man, but it is what a man does with what happens to him” I believe
that sometimes things do happen that we cannot control. However, our reaction
to that “thing” has more impact than what actually happens.
I am a known risk-taker, and I don’t mean going on
roller-coasters or driving 90 miles per hour, rather my choices are usually out
of the “norm”. Today, I will tell you about just 3 of the decisions that
significantly impacted my life.
1. I
resigned from 5 full-time salaried positions within the past 5 years. Of course
I was considered crazy each time, but when I saw a copy of my current position’s
requirement, it entailed everything I had learned throughout the 5 previous
positions.
2. Choosing to attend BYU was “the road not taken”,
even people who had never been to Utah told me why I should not attend BYU.
Lesson learned: If I had to do college all over again I will once again choose
BYU. Absolutely no regrets.
3. My
decision to marry my husband after two months of dating was definitely
discouraged, but I must say our journey has been the best 15 months of my life
so far.
I wish I can provide you with formulas that will
detect good choices from bad ones, but in reality there are none. You just need
to rely on your logic, your instinct (the Holy Ghost for some), and the
knowledge you have. So good or bad remains subjective, as it pertains to your
purpose in this life.
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