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Sunday 17 August 2014

Day 65 - Making Choices (Part II)




For context, refer to Day 64 - Making Choices


I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to always choose the path of escape when making a decision, instead of basing the decision on the principle of what would be best for all.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to question this constant decision to escape, as a form of automation where I choose it always, regardless of whether it will result in consequences.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to investigate my motives behind the decisions that I make, looking at the effects it may have on others or even myself in time.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realize/understand that if my starting point on going on 'the path of least resistance' to really escape, I am in fact making the choice to avoid facing myself and essentially 'giving up'.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realize/understand that when I choose the self-interested path to escape without question in order to avoid facing myself and in that moment, I am in fact abdicating my choice to a decision based on fear (fear of facing myself).

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realize/understand that whether it be now or later, I will still have to face myself and the longer I put off facing myself, the more abuse will be done unto this world and ultimately myself.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realize/understand that in making the choice to always be comfortable, I am simply limiting my expressions/actions/movements to that of a narrow stream of comfort.

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed the petty fears (of rejection from others / of not being comfortable) to stand in the way of standing up and doing what is best for all, so that I may do what I would like another to do for me if they too had the capacity to take on that responsibility.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realize/understand that this world is still a mess, where a few live extravagant lives on the backs of those that are impoverished and the environment is being destroyed, and by becoming complacent through only making decisions based in comfort, I am choosing to be ignorant to all of these facts and basically saying that I can't make a change because I'm only one person, not realizing that this is still a choice that will shape and make the world.

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to procrastinate my process of investigating and correcting the self-abuse that still exists within myself, simply waiting for the consequences to accumulate before I do anything , in the realization that it will be too late when the consequences do finally show.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realize/understand that each small choice that initially seems difficult to make, is actually quite easy once you make the decision to do it, and direct oneself in what is required to be done.

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to make decisions based on having resistances or a 'bad feeling' about something, not investigating the origins of the resistance or 'bad feelings', simply following them blindly with no attempt to get to know myself and why I may react like this.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to simply walk through the heaviness and resistance of completing a task I know will be beneficial to myself and others.