A Lesson in Choices
Dear Q,
Life is full of choices. Everything you do is a result of the choices that you make, and every choice you make is determined after your options have been weighed – sometimes consciously, sometimes not. Our free will allows us to makes decisions that impact our lives and the lives around us. Every choice you make impacts your life to a different degree. Some choices are life-changing and some seem mundane.
Everyone makes choices for different reasons. Often, people are not even aware of why they made a specific choice. Remember that just because you do not understand someone else’s choice, it doesn’t mean that they made the wrong one.
Your choices shape and frame your life. Be responsible with your choices and ensure that they are in tune with who you are and what you want. In this world, you are the choices you make – from what you eat, to what you wear.
Be true to your self in the choices you make and remember to be true to your self in your evaluation of other people’s choices.
Love always,
Mom
September 22nd, 2009 at 6:20 pm
My husband and I used to laugh when we saw Jamie Leigh Curtis’s character in the movie Freaky Friday – a crazed psychologist and single mother of two – yell out the window of her car, “Make good choices!” as she dropped her teenage daughter (played by Lindsay Lohan) off at school Then, it dawned on us… that’s exactly what you want your kids to do each day! So, this is what our 11-year-old daughter hears every day as she prepares to go to school. Our 3-year-old has heard it so often that she now repeats it to her older sister, too.
I love your explanation on how choices are made and how they affect who we are. It’s so fabulously clear and simple that I’m going to print out your letter and post it in my daughter’s room to encourage her to read it in hopes that your explanation, so simply and perfectly articulated, will get her attention and help her understand.
For now, I know a mother’s sage advice comes across as “noise”. But, I’m confident one day my bright and talented child will understand mom’s good intentioned words.
Thanks!
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Wow! I feel really honoured that you are going to post this in your daughter’s room! I hope it has the desired effect.
Thank you – your comment just made my day!
Sarah
September 28th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Sarah,
This is good advice for anyone. Parental involvement in helping children make good choices is vital. “Q” is blessed to have these words of wisdom.