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Life boils down to just one simple thing….Choices

“Our lives are the sum total of the choices we have made.” ~ Wayne Dyer

Today I was surfing Facebook and came across some old friends from high school.  These are people I haven’t seen for years, since I decided to move away from where I grew up and spent all of my childhood in pursuit of my dreams.  It made me think that everything in life just boils down to one simple thing:

Choices

I chose to move away and get out of the small town where I grew up and the small town mentality that came with it.  It wasn’t for me.  Was it right or wrong?   Neither.  Just different.  It makes me a bit sad to think all of the people I spent so many years together with only to have a quasi-relationship with now because we are friends on Facebook (which is quite stupid when you think about it.)

Where I am going with all of this is that I “chose” to move into the cities and have chose all the decisions of my life which have led me to where I am today.  We all have the ability to make choices – right or wrong, good or bad. We can choose mates, jobs, friends, where we live, our thoughts, diet, and just about anything, really.

Our choices make us who we are.  For me, many of the choices that I made were not easy and came at a cost.  Some choices in my life didn’t work out as well as I thought. Some really hurt years later.  Others I would never trade for the world, and some juicy choices would make amazing stories that someday will be shared with the world.

When we wake up in the morning we all have the ability to do one thing: choose.

Choosing happiness, sadness, anger, love, regret, remorse or any decision that involves free will is the one differentiator that sets human beings apart from the rest of the animal kingdom.

I chose to take the harder path in life for sure.  A constant, uphill, upstream battle.  Why? I don’t know.  To live life to its fullest, maybe? To be all that I can be?  Probably because I felt deep down in my core that I wanted to do and be more.

All of the people I grew up with are still in the same town doing the same thing and hanging out with the same people. Good for them.  It wasn’t for me.  I chose to get more out of life.  Have I gotten more?  Who knows, too early to tell. Will I get more out of life? Who knows, that depends on my choices.

This small town guy who came from nothing has traveled the world, managed millions, had ups and downs in life most could never dream of, educated myself, mingled and became friends with some of the world’s most influential people, dated women so beautiful they would make you speechless, laughed, cried, loved, lost and truly lived. Yet I always know that when tomorrow comes I will have the ability to do that one simple thing: make choices that define who I am, and so do you.

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Are you a Sheep? Take The “Am I A Sheep Test”

Lets be honest here. Most people in American Society are sheep.

Most people are followers. Most people unknowingly (and knowingly) follow what society says is right or wrong, what their family and friends think is right for them, or what is safe at all costs to prevent straying away from the pack.  All the while not listening to their inner voice, their soul, and their true self where their purpose resides.

You see it all over the place: Politics, Companies, and Fashion to name a few.

I don’t believe we are here on this planet to live lives of mediocrity. Not a single damn one of use.  Sadly, much of American Society is made up of this and today society says that if you go to college, drive a minivan, live in the suburbs, have 2.5 kids, watch reality television, and eat McDonalds then you are living the American dream.

Baahhhhhh

Well let me tell you something…SOCIETY IS WRONG.  VERY, VERY WRONG.

We all have the ability to be extraordinary.  Each and every last one of us. Each of us has special individual talents and gifts unique only to us. It is imperative that we spend time discovering our true self, buried under layers and layers of social conditioning that came from the media and marketing playing on our insecurities and fears.

How do you know if your one of those “sheep”???

Real Simple. Take the “Am I A Sheep Test”:

1.  Do you watch more than 1 hour of Television/day?

2.  Do you just go along with what everyone else says it cool, right, to do?

3.  Do you blend in so you don’t have to stick out?

4.  Are you following the voice of others rather than you own internal compass?

5.  Are you negative or pessimistic and bring people down with you?

6.  Do you live in a constant state of fear?

7.  Does your wool need to be sheared annually? ***

***If you answer yes to question #7, I suggest you see doctor, or a certified New Zealander trained in the fine art of Sheep Shearing immediately.

Some parts of American culture makes me sick, supplication to mediocrity being one of them.  Human beings are capable of anything so stop being a sheep and start listening to yourself.  Stop being a sheep and start following your dream.  Stop being a sheep and stand up for what you believe in.

We need more people speaking out. This country is not overrun with rebels and free thinkers. It’s overrun with sheep and conformists. ~ Bill Maher

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We all need to take a drink sometimes….

Many of the answers we need in life can be found in nature.   Water is the essential function that all animals on our planet need to survive.  Maybe this ant had a tough day and needed to rest for a moment after carrying loads all day long.  I don’t know.

What I do know is that we all need to take a “drink” sometimes. A “drink” not in the sense of going to the local bar and having a stiff cocktail or not even in the sense of downing a glass of water.  But a drink in the sense to just simply recharge.

Much like animals in nature we all get thirsty at times which is perfectly OK.

Drink up, for the only thing certain is that we will ALWAYS get thirsty.

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What Does This Photo Make You Think?

I came across this very powerful photo and wanted to share it with my followers. We we all see things through different lenses so I would like to know what this photo makes you think. Leave comments below……

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We Are All Human

Everyone makes mistakes.

I have made hundreds, probably thousands of mistakes in my life. That is what makes all of us human.

Mistakes are there to be learned from, not to be dwelled on or persecuted about.  I also believe that it is our duty that when we learn important lessons to move on and teach what we have learned to others so they don’t have to endure the same pains and heartaches as we have.

~ LIFE IS MEANT TO BE LIVED IN EVERY SECOND OF EVERY MOMENT. ~

If you think you don’t make mistakes get off your high horse, get your ego out of the way, and look to see that the world is full of people will big minds and even bigger hearts….all of whom are human.

If you are not continually making mistakes, you are not moving ahead and finding your way in life.

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