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Why Bother Making Choices and Decisions To Live Your Life?
Because only you can — and it’s way bigger than you probably think it is.
I’ve been working to find, choose, and/or create my own path for nearly thirteen-and-a-half years. As I’ve explored what goes into this, I’ve shared all sorts of ideas, concepts, and tools that have helped me to become calmer, more centered, more balanced, and frankly happier in my life.
Over the course of this effort, the inescapable truth I come up against is this: Change is the one and only constant in the Universe. Sometimes slow and subtle, barely perceptible; other times, rapid, sudden, and drastic. No matter what, change is constant. And most of it is outside of your or my control.
There have been many ups and downs in this journey of self-discovery. For more than seven hundred weeks in a row, I’ve explored notions, concepts, ideas, and avenues for finding, choosing, creating, and ultimately walking paths I desire to experience.
Why do it at all? Because I believe that the meaning of life is this: TO LIVE. What does it mean TO LIVE? It means to do more than merely exist. It means you make choices, decisions, and actively seek out experiences to find potential and possibility. You do more than just survive; you learn, grow, and work to drive…
