Everyday is a choice. And every choice we make is what makes our future. The choices we make have a major impact on the life we live. Make the right choices on a daily basis so that you may live an authentic life that is true to who you want to be. Be brave and bold with the choices you make.Decisions are the hardest thing to make especially when it is a choice between where you should be and where you want to be.Yes, every decision has a consequence. The consequences may be small or they may be huge, depending on what the choice is. For example, if I decide to have a doughnut for breakfast one day, the consequences will be fairly mild. I will likely enjoy my breakfast very much, indulging in sweet, fluffy, fried dough goodness. My fingers might get sticky, which washing them with soap and water will cure. I might also get hungry before lunch because though the sugar rush tastes great, it does not have a lot of staying power when it comes to keeping me full.Choices shape our lives. Our lives that we live in today are a result of the consequences of our choices. Some of them are easy and others are extremely difficult. Sometimes a choice might be too hard, so we simply decide not to choose. While this may feel like you have dodged a bullet, deciding not to choose is a choice too.
For example, let’s say that you are faced with a choice between two job opportunities. One is on the East Coast and offers less pay, but better vacation and benefits. The other is on the West Coast. The pay is better, but the cost of living is higher. The benefits and the vacation is not as good, but it fits your area of expertise better.
So which one do you choose? We can clearly see the importance of the consequences of choices in our life in this scenario. This choice will have a huge impact on your life, either way. It will change your income, where you live, and pretty much everything about your daily life. So which one do you choose? Perhaps you choose the East Coast or the West Coast, or you could decide to choose neither and stay where you are.
So is life all about choices? In a way, yes. The daily life that you live now is a sum of the consequences of choices you have made up to this point, be it good or bad.
Yes, there are some things that happen in our lives that are unforeseen. We will all encounter setbacks from time to time, or we may have a great opportunity fall in our laps. However, how you deal with the setback or that opportunity is your choice. You choose how you respond.Have you ever stopped to consider the consequences of choices that you make? I hope the answer is yes. You make many choices every day. Some choices we are aware of and others are so ingrained that they have become habits. There are some healthy choices that I make every week that help me to be happy and content, but before I share those, let’s look at some of the consequences of choices in our lives. So be careful on what you choose.
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“Because of war-time conditions, you will
travel in freight wagons, but the journey is
short.”
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“That’s it, move in tighter . . .”
“ Good ! !“
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“It won’t be long, Hanan,
try to be good.”
“But I need to pee-pee, mommy.”
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All night train
jolted and
jerked.
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“I can’t take
it, I can’t take
it!”
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crack . . . ! !
• A shot rang out, and she fell back, dead,
with crimson blood covering her pretty face.
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TremperJ:
Move it,
move it
along!
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• Men to the left
• Women to the right
• Men this way
• Women and children to the right
• “Hurry it up! Hup, hup, hup!”
Women
Men
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Emile hesitated. . .
Was he a man or was
he a boy?
Man
Boy
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HE’D BE A MAN ! ! !
He was wearing the boots
his father made.
He was standing tall
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There was his sister’s
scarfed head
• He never saw her
again-she
went to the gas
chambers
Emile had arrived at
Concentration Camp!
19. The power of one choice !!
• Standing at the cross roads in the
roadway of life.
• How would he choose?
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20. HOW DO YOU CHOOSE?
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This is a CHOICE!
To smoke
or
Not to Smoke ?
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To take alcohol
or
Not ?
Is a CHOICE !
Beer
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Is a CHOICE!
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To practice healthy habits
or
not
25. Drs. Nedra Belloc and Lester Breslow
Among the first to present
lifestyle as a longevity
factor.
6,928 adult residents of
Alameda County,
California were studied 7
lifestyle habits were
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Department of Public Health
Berkeley California
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The struggle between making good and poor
health choices is ongoing!
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“. . . Choose you this day whom ye will serve. . .
But as for me and my house, we will serve the
Lord.” Joshua 24:15
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Do we choose to have a
relationship with Him?
From this relationship comes:
Peace
Joy
Patience
Temperance
Love
Kindness
Loyalty
Gentleness
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These are the foundation stones of a
healthy, happy and productive life.
How do you choose today?
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Let us make the right CHOICE
on an ongoing basis . . .
