THE POWER OF CHOICE

Eventually your little choices are going to become habits that affect the bigger decisions you make in life. ― Jim George

One of the most powerful attributes of being a human being is the ability to make rational, thought through choices. 

So why is it we so often fail to make use of this powerful ability that is unique to the human race? 

I was recently watching a documentary focused on diabetes, the theme of which was how much pain, suffering and death could be prevented if people would only make better lifestyle choices.

But the fact is, 21^st century living offers so much choice that we end up choosing between items on offer, rather than choosing a lifestyle approach or philosophy. 

In real terms choosing between various brands of cool drinks offering various synthetic sweeteners, low calorie options etc, to choose the least harmful, where the real lifestyle choice would be to choose to drink water instead of any of the above. 

And it is the same with most other choices. 

We tend to filter them through the “gratification filter” instead of cutting to the real choice. 

Does that mean we need to live ascetic, miserable lives with no pleasures? 

No, but it does mean that perhaps we need to consider our choices from broader perspectives. 

The biggest cause of death today is probably the tongue – we satisfy taste before our bodily nutrition needs, and we use it to tell ourselves that this is the way I am, my genes and so on.

It starts with that decision to change my lifestyle, slowly at first perhaps, but with each day building one upon the other.

Remember, today you have the choice between life and death – choose life.

Terri Codd Corporate Training & Life Coach: 076 751 3556: coddterri@gmail.com: terricodd.blogspot.com