It has been said that there are a thousand little choices in a day and all of them count. In fact, each of us makes tens of thousands of choices in our lifetime–choices like:
• Who you spend your time with
• How you comb your hair and how you dress
• What you feed your body and your mind
• How much or how little you smile
• How well you listen to others and how much you talk
• How fast you drive
• The amount of time you spend with your kids
• Whether or not you go to church
• Where you do your shopping
• How you react to circumstances beyond your control
• If you will be on time
• What you choose to think about
• How much patience you have in a given situation
The list could go on and on. How we handle these and other choices in our day plays an unbelievably important role in how well we get through each day. They affect how we treat others and how others treat us. They affect our productivity and how we feel about ourselves. They determine our success in life. We have far greater control over our destinies than we may have ever imagined. As we make conscious, active choices whenever the opportunity comes, we can be sure that those choices will create an important part of what happens next.
