The Crossroad
One of my best friends has an interesting saying he utilizes often when he is judging an individual’s actions; “how you do anything is how you do everything.” I really respect this statement, because it has proven to be a statement of fact. The level of accountability one must take when accepting this premise is undeniable.
The great John Wooden once said, “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are…the true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”
So how does all of this great wisdom relate to the current crossroad I find myself faced with today? I have come to learn the only thing I can control is not what this looks like, but how I react to life’s challenges. I have many times before believed I had the power to take control of any circumstance or situation and in some cases the arrogance to believe I had the power to control those around me. In retrospect, it blows my mind how clueless I was, but this is what those with true wisdom and self-awareness refer to as personal growth and enlightenment.
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This is awesome! We live in a time where reputation has definitely overuled character. We have traded morals for likes and lord knows we don’t want to be part of the “Unpopular” crowd, whatever that means. This world pressures us to become something we were never meant to be and if we listen to that we lose who we really are. Influence is poweful. So may we choose the unpopular road today and choose to be an influence that speaks to being the real raw version of ourselves and brings the best out of others. ❤️
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Hi Ashley, thank you for your Thoughtful Thoughts!
I could not agree more! Your point about how the “world pressures us” is profound. We all would like to believe we are above such pressures, but the truth is we are not. The Crossroad that we face is evident when we are faced with the choice of being secure enough in ourselves to accept our flaws as an opportunity for self-improvement or do we continue to fake the funk to appear “normal.”
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