Rekomendasi Buku : Glancing Through Life oleh Christie Kanter #Part Choice - Pilihan

Hai! Setelah beberapa hari tidak nongol di blog, 
akhirnya Karizza Rakmavika kembali nongol dan sesuai dengan post-an terakhir, 
aku akan memberikan kutipan-kutipan bagian kedua dari  buku Glancing Through Life, yaitu tentang Choice- Pilihan. 

Kalimat-kalimat favorite aku dari Chapter Two : CHOICE - PILIHAN adalah sebagai berikut : 

INEVITABLE PART OF LIFE : CHOICE 

Myself believe that the kind of life you are having at the moment, 

whether  you are content, happy, or in sorrow, 

is a result of you decisions on the many choices you have faced in life. -

Ultimately what distinguishes a person's success in life, 

although it is subjective, 

depends on whether or not that person has made wise decisions. -

There is much more to life than just your predetermined fate, 

everything does happen for a reason, 

but the large portion of it comes from the choices you made everyday.- 

Fate can only take you to one point in life, 

but the remaining chapters in life are determined by your choices.- 

The circumstances in which you were born and live in are irrelevant, 

as long as you have made the necessary choices then your life can change accordingly.- 

life is about choices and we are the sum of our choice. - 

Whatever circumstances you ere born with and come in your way 

throughout the course of your life, 

you can still have the kind of life you drama to have

because your life is not up to your circumstances, but it is up to your choices.- 

I found one thing in common from some of inspiring figures of mine 

like Oprah, Joyce Meyer, Mother Theresa, Gandhi, Nick Vujicic :

they made a choice not to allow one or some bad, 

unfamiliar, unsatisfying circumstance hinder them from living life to fullest. - 

If you have a certain dream, goal, or even a simple wish, 

and you have been wondering how you should start to achieve it, 

your starting point is as simple as making there right 

or sensible choice that will take you a step closer toward that dream, goal, or wish. - 

Anything in life can be achieved through a conscious thought.- 

when you begin to make that conscious choice, your life progresses; 

it may be progressing in either positive or negative direction; 

but at least it is still a progress. - 

CHOICE HAVE CONSEQUENCES, EMBRACE THEM 

Life's biggest challenge is make the right choice.- 

Regardless of the endless choice we need to make in life, 

one thing for certain is that choices have consequences : good and bad, 

and we have to be ready to embrace their consequences.- 

Nobody can guarantee that the choice you make will lead to positive thing

that will make your life somehow better and more complete.- 

Although the possibilities of your choices outcomes are beyond 

your comprehension, do not regret them whatever the outcomes are. 

instead, realize the power you have over your choice and how you act and react 

to different outcomes that you choices bring forth. - 

Regardless of the outcome of your choices, 

one thing for sure is that each choice you make, 

whether good or bad, consciously or unconsciously, big or small, 

can only mean one thing : Progress. - 

The most important thing lies on whether you have chosen to live 

you life proactively instead of being a mere bystander to your own life.- 

TIME WILL REVEAL THE OUTCOME OF YOUR CHOICE; 
WHAT IT IS, DO NOT REGRET. 

Most people tend to not make any significant progress in their lives 

because the have been piling up choice that they need to make simply due 

to fear of the consequences or outcomes. - 

Time is the only thing that can reveal the consequences or outcomes of our choices.

Sometimes we do not know whether we make the right decisions or not until time 

sort of reveal it to us.- 

Basically we do not know for sure whether or not our choice are the right ones, 

but what we do have to realize is that life is about the choice you make.

When you are not making some kind of choices in life, then you are not living life ilk you are supposed to.- 

When we are making the right choice, a sense of right in the middle of our individual purpose comes upon us. 

the feeling of happiness, relief, and joy will accompany those choices. 

On the other hand, the feeling of anxiety, doubt, and restlessness will follow when we make a bad choice. - 

 I believe each one of you has made a bad or unwise choice at some point in your life. 

Do not look back, regret, and wish you had done it differently. 

bad or unwise choice provide the best experience,

 and progress in life is made when one learns from experience.- 

Take the decisions you need to take, 

even if you are not sure whether they are the right ones.- 

You will never go wrong as long as you make a choice 

and remember that you will eventually be able to 

turn a wrong choice into the right one.- 

I have learned that sometimes we need to choose to compromise for a better good.- 

Sometimes choosing to let go is the start of an exciting journey.- 

CHOOSING WISELY 

I mention below are some principals that i have been applying in my life 
and hopefully they may be used as a reference, or better yet an inspiration. 

Aim to Create a Complete and Fulfilling Life

In the book 'The Happiness Code',

Domonique Bertolucci wrote :  

" Focus on what matters, 

Consciously make choices that lead you toward a life 

that is fully aligned with all of your values all the time." -

If you are faced with a choice to decide one or another, 

then ask yourself this question : 

'Which choice will make my life more complete 

and fulfilling?' -

Listen to Your Heart 

Through experience, 

i have learned that the most satisfying way 

to decide on a choice is to listen to your heart.-

Do what your heart tells you to do, 

even if it does not seem to be bringing promising outcome. 

when you make the choice that is aligned with what your heart tells you, 

the burden becomes rather insignificant because the choice is made

through motivation given by no other than yourself. - 

Only recently I found out the impact of following my own heart. 

it turned me into a person responsible for my actions, 

not be conformed to people's expectations, 

and be confident of my own intuition.- 

However, one of greatest lessons that my father taught me is that 

'you will not be able to please everyone, 

otherwise the only person you end up hurting is yourself.'- 

I strongly believe that there is no life 

as complete as the life that is lived by choice and 

at best choice is the one that is made from the heart.- 

Consult With Others Whom You Trust 

Although it is of the utmost importance to make a choice based on 

what your heart tells you to do, 

it is also equally important to consult with other people whom you 

trust to give you some perspective.-

We are able to make the right decision

 by not neglecting our weakness which usually 

present as dark clouds in our decision making process.-

Depend on God, not Yourself 

Every time you deliberating on a choice or have decide on a particular choice, 
ask yourself, 
'Is this God's will?'
 'Is making this choice part of God's great plan for me?'

When you make it about God, instead of yourself, 
you are setting a side your selfish desires.
it is import an to put aside your selfish desires 
because God knows what is best for each one of us 
and our selfish desires may sometimes be a hindrance  
to the kind of life we wish to have. - 

One thing that my parents always say 
whenever I seek counsel for many choice in my life that 
i have deliberated is to pray about it.- 

even when the feeling of assurance does not come directly after prayer, 
the feeling of total surrender will present 
as something that soothes the confused heart.-

If you are unsure and confused about some choices your faced with, 
keep praying about those choices and 
your heart will eventually speak to you 
about which choice you should be leaning toward. - 

if you are completely clueless and wish to be directed
 on which  path of choice you need to take, 
keep praying and God will bring the right people, 
circumstances, thought, and even circumstances that will equip you 
to finally decide on a choice. -  

if you are certain about a particular choice yet fear if uncertainty 
and mistake gets in the way, 
keep praying and it will bring you to state of surrender 
and grow faith that is greater than  your fear.- 

don't take lightly the power of prayer- 
it is everything that equips you for making a sound choice. 
therefore, pray constantly anytime you faced with a choice.- 

Listen to The Small Voice Within 

One thing that is essential to know is that we need to listen 

and respond to that small voice within us because it is 

something bigger than yourself speaking to you, 

trying to lead you to a specific direction. -