The Power of a Decision
I had a conversation with one of my boys last night that stemmed from my post yesterday. We got to talking about why it seems like some people always find themselves in situations and others seemed to avoid bad situations like a plague. One of the conclusions we came up with:
People don’t respect the Power of a Decision.
Of course there are a lot of things you can’t control. But the situations that some people find themselves in nowadays are easily avoidable. Case in point, if you’re a woman and you meet a man with 7 children by 5 different women, why would not make him use protection knowing that you could add to his stats? (Why would you even bother to sleep with him is the real question). The point is you can think before you do.
A lot of times, you’re not forced. You don’t have to sleep with her/him. You don’t have to buy that item (even though you do it to keep up with the Joneses). You don’t have to…..but a lot of times you want to and if you do, you need to take some time, a minute, a second, whatever and consider the consequences that go along with your actions. Then accept it. Be sure to accept it. Make your move and then move on.
(Sidebar: I believe that people remain stagnant in life because they get stuck on a decision they made years ago and have yet to let it go and move on. Sometimes you just have to play the cards your dealt)
You know when we were younger, we all had this air of invincibility. We were walking super heroes. We could recover from anything. We could bounce back from any and everything that was thrown at us. But the older you got, the heavier your decisions were and that shield you had slowly went away and you became vulnerable. Sometimes you feel defenseless. But it’s okay. It’s part of life.
While I think it’s okay at times to have a “FTW” (f*ck the world) mentality, I think way too many people jump without looking to see where they’re going to land.
It’s your right to decide what you want to do. No one, whether they agree or disagree can take them from you.
I can mos def dig this. Nuff said…lmao
It’s so true, especially on the whole sleeping with a dude who has a bunch of kids…what makes you think he’ll stick with you if he knocks you up? Some of us just think we’re special and can change people.
I think so many of us are book smart, but lack common sense.
pardon the typos…I’m at work and typing WAY too fast…
I agree whole-heartedly.
I think its because people act and re-act off emotions. even when purchasing certain things..people buy them because those items may make them FEEL a certain way –even when they cant afford it. Well of course the novelty quickley wears off and there they are with an overdraft back account or a maxed out credit card and no way to pay it back. I know…I used to be one of those people. Thank God I’m not in my late teens/early 20s anymore.
applause.. I take my decision making seriously and have learned the hard way on some and have been happy I made others.. either way I control that.. nobody else..