| Are you the one who is responsible for making | | | | and individualism. |
| choices which affect your life? Have you being | | | | "When we learn to say a deep, passionate yes to the |
| honoring your preferences and trusting yourself to | | | | things that really matter, then peace begins to settle |
| make the correct, right and good choices? | | | | onto our lives like golden sunlight sifting to a forest |
| Let's be true to ourselves. We are really not those | | | | floor." |
| "easy-going" people. | | | | ~~ Thomas Kinkade ~~ |
| We have our own preferences in every situation. If | | | | Also, remember it is really alright to have preferences |
| you don't start making choices for everything that | | | | or opinions different from others. Why? Because |
| happens in your life, others will be more than happy to | | | | you're unique and you're always free to voice out |
| make that choice for you. | | | | what you prefer. |
| So how do you know if you're really the | | | | You always have the ability to make choices. It is just |
| "decision-maker" of everything in your life? | | | | that since young, we've been conditioned to believe |
| Well, personally I believe the easiest way is through the | | | | that the choices made for us are always better than |
| conversation you have with yourself and others. | | | | the choices we make for ourselves. Even though we |
| When you are out with your friends or family | | | | do not like them, we are taught that they are "for our |
| members who make the decisions? Your friends? | | | | own good". |
| Your loved ones or you? When you have a different | | | | In addition to that, we're made to believe that |
| opinion or preference, do you voice them out or keep | | | | "easy-going" person is someone who readily accepts |
| them inside you? | | | | any choices others made for him or her. Does that |
| Now I am not suggesting that in every outing with your | | | | sound familiar? Are you someone like that? |
| loved ones, you should always make the decisions. | | | | Being "easy-going" is surely not about accepting |
| What I'm saying is that you should start recognizing | | | | someone's choices mindlessly. Instead it is accepting |
| that you too have the right to voice out your | | | | one's choices mindfully. |
| preferences. | | | | Therefore start to acknowledge and recognize your |
| "I don't know","I'm fine with anything","You make the | | | | own preference and make your personal life choices |
| decision", "I have no preference". Does these phrases | | | | now. |
| sound familiar? Do you often say whenever you're | | | | Remember, when you choose not to voice out your |
| asked to state your preferences? | | | | choice, you are already making a choice. A wrong |
| Starting to recognize your own preferences is one | | | | choice. |
| very important step to recognizing your uniqueness | | | | |