Good Morning Blogfam,
You would think it's a simple statement that is easy to live by: You know better you do better!
I am a living example that it is easier said than done. I am sure we have all did something that we know was wrong but continued to do it regardless of the consequences. Many people tend to use their lack of parental guidance as reasons for their negligence. Once you get to a certain age, that excuse doesn't work anymore. For example, even if your parents never had a conversation with you about sex eventually you learn the basics of sex in school, you learn about STI's, you learn about AIDS, and you learn about pregnancy. So why do we still have so many young mothers, fathers, and people with diseases? Because for some strange reason, even when we know better we choose to experience things for ourselves before grasping the lesson. It's a personal choice that we make to do the right thing and when we do it speaks highly of our character and ability to be individuals. However, not enough people realize that when they make the wrong decisions it is also a testament to how weak they are or how disrespectful they choose to be to the gift of life they've been given.
I have had too many situations stemming from an early age where I did the wrong thing and to be honest, it hasn't been too long now that I have focused on doing the right things. I had relationships with people who lets just say did some not so great things and I had to suffer many consequences due to their actions and my bad decisions. Please take note to the word "people"! Clearly you can see that I had dealings with at least one person who did some not so great things but somehow I ended up making it plural by dealing with another who was basically on the same path. Did I know better after the first one? Yes. Did I have the ability or mental strength to do what I knew was right? Nope! I was pretty much living for the "right now" and not taking into consideration the fact that I had children who would be affected if the inevitable happened. Of course I can't blame the consequences I suffered on those individuals because people will only do what you allow them to.
Once you've suffered enough hardship it serves as motivation to live better because it takes a toll on your mentally, emotionally, and sometimes physically to constantly live life "dodging bullets" and learning hard lessons. Only you can decide when you are ready to take responsibility for your life and stop placing the blame on your circumstances. You must realize that it takes personal growth and maturity to make those decisions and that doesn't come overnight but don't let it take a lifetime. If you don't want to be considered average, don't do average things. You have to think and act above the rest!
Quote of the Day: "The strong are inspired to do the right things and the weak are influenced to do the wrong things." ~ Candice Loper
I believe in everything you wrote. You have to take responsibility for your own actions. You have to learn that you are a common denominator in any situation in your life. See, it affects YOUR life and the decisions you make snow ball to the people that are around you. Everyone becomes affected by your decision at some point. Maturity is a direct reaction to responsibility. Responsibility is how you respond to a situation, not how you react.
ReplyDeleteI believe in everything you wrote. You have to take responsibility for your actions in your life. You are the common denominator in every situation in your life. See, YOUR decisions affects everyone around you. Maturity is the direct reaction to responsibility and responsibility is not how you react to a situation, it's how you respond.
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