Let's get real! How unorganized are we? We seem to have an innate awareness of life's mediocrity but when it comes to planning for the future our organizational techniques remain stagnated. How? Have you ever ordered anything from a fast-food joint or a restaurant and notice how absolutely fussy you are in ordering food? Case in point; when I go to McDonald's I tend to order the same thing: a number one with no pickles, fries with no salt, and a Coca-Cola with no ice! Weird, huh? Now ask me what I'm going to do next week on Tuesday or ask me when I'm going back to school to get my Accounting degree. (I still don't know… sue me.)
However…
If you notice… in my ordering… the word no appears three times. I've said no to the order taker (at McDonalds) on numerous occasions but can't seem to use the same word with the people who GET ON MY NERVES. Why is that? I'm human (really, that's the reason)!
As human our consumption of food takes precedence. We know EXACTLY what we'd like to eat (regardless of nutritional value), but when it really matters we become oblivious and indecisive. We are contradictors by nature, not because it conscious, but our planning and decisions making is motivated by our comfort, meaning, we don't want to be uncomfortable and unsatisfied so we make decisions according to our "right now" and not our happiness. This approach causes us to end up uncomfortable anyway. So, let's try to do this backwards. If we make decisions, which will cause us to be initially uncomfortable, maybe… just maybe, we'd end up satisfied in the long run, because that's what matter; the long run!
Would you like to be happy? Lord, knows (because I constantly pray so he does know…) how much I want to understand my own mind and find happiness in my decision-making. So people… I want you to make a conscious choice to pay attention to your decision making from here on out. It's important to learn how to make good decisions based on the weird decisions you make. I'm here to tell you that if my Big Mac can be adjusted to satisfy my taste buds, then my choices can be adjusted to accommodate my future.
However…
If you notice… in my ordering… the word no appears three times. I've said no to the order taker (at McDonalds) on numerous occasions but can't seem to use the same word with the people who GET ON MY NERVES. Why is that? I'm human (really, that's the reason)!
As human our consumption of food takes precedence. We know EXACTLY what we'd like to eat (regardless of nutritional value), but when it really matters we become oblivious and indecisive. We are contradictors by nature, not because it conscious, but our planning and decisions making is motivated by our comfort, meaning, we don't want to be uncomfortable and unsatisfied so we make decisions according to our "right now" and not our happiness. This approach causes us to end up uncomfortable anyway. So, let's try to do this backwards. If we make decisions, which will cause us to be initially uncomfortable, maybe… just maybe, we'd end up satisfied in the long run, because that's what matter; the long run!
Would you like to be happy? Lord, knows (because I constantly pray so he does know…) how much I want to understand my own mind and find happiness in my decision-making. So people… I want you to make a conscious choice to pay attention to your decision making from here on out. It's important to learn how to make good decisions based on the weird decisions you make. I'm here to tell you that if my Big Mac can be adjusted to satisfy my taste buds, then my choices can be adjusted to accommodate my future.
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