it is our choices

that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities 
-jk rowling

i've been thinking about that idea the last couple of days. one of the speakers at the doctors for america conference mentioned that our choices speak volumes to those around us, telling them what we value and what we are willing to sacrifice. it is so true. our decisions are the lens though which our peers see us, and every day represents a new set of choices to be made. how do i want to be portrayed to the world? do i want to be a compassionate and kind person, or a lazy and apathetic one? do i want to be healthy and wise, or chubby and ignorant? do i treat my friends and family as i should, or do i take them for granted? it is good to be reminded of this, because it's so easy to get wrapped up in the everyday-ness of life and forget about things that matter. so give it a thought - what do those around you learn about you from your choices? do your choices reflect your values, or do you need to work on being truer to yourself and your convictions?

just something to think about.

one's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. in stopping to think through the meaning of what i have learned, there is much that i believe intensely, much i am unsure of. in the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. the process never ends until we die. and, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. -eleanor roosevelt 

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