Choices
- Pathways of Possibility
- Jul 9
- 2 min read
In this writing, Joanna Infeld focuses on making choices now to enhance our lives going forward and how to think about choices we made in the past that we may wish were different.
Do you sometimes wonder about choices you have made in your life and ask yourself what it would have been like if you had chosen a different path? It is impossible to know how your life would have turned out if you had made a different decision to the ones you have chosen and acted upon. You might think that you could have been happier, richer, more prosperous, or more famous, but you cannot know whether a different choice would not have brought with it an accident or another kind of disaster.
We cannot change the past—it is carved in stone and completed. But we can change how we think about it and acknowledge that the choices we made were the best possible choices we could have made at the time with the knowledge we had.
So rather than second-guessing my past decisions I will bring my attention to the present from where I can make informed decisions about the future. This moment is the only one that counts because now, today, I can change and grow. I ask my instinct and my intuition to guide me so that I can make decisions that I will not regret later but rather will help me become more effective in this life I now have.
I do not know how much time I have left, but whatever it is, I want to make it count as I try to make decisions that will enhance my life and the lives of those I mix with.
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If you enjoyed this article, you may also enjoy Joanna's article Beyond Wishful Thinking: The Power of Hope.
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