Product of our own decisions

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Every moment of your life is a brushstroke. The question is: are you painting with intention, or by default?

It doesn’t matter how much we hide or ignore reality, sooner or later we must accept this truth: we are the product of our decisions. Not the choices of others, not fate alone, but the sum of our own responses. Until we take responsibility, we remain victims, trapped in fear, regret, anger, guilt, and self-sabotage.

Yes, many of us have been hurt. We have been abandoned, betrayed, rejected, or shamed. Those wounds are real. But to cling to them is to hand someone else the brush that paints your life. As adults, the canvas is ours. We must stop blaming parents, mentors, lovers, or strangers for the picture in front of us. The brush is in our hands now.

Think of every decision as a single dot. Alone, it means little. But step back, and together the dots form an image: your life at that moment. At 20, 30, 40 years old, the picture changes because it is nothing more than the accumulation of choices. And behind every choice lies perception. Change how you see, and you change what you choose. Change what you choose, and you change who you become.

You are not powerless. You are the author, the painter, the paint, and the canvas all at once. Life is not something happening to you, it is something being created by you. With every thought, word, and action, you add color, depth, or shadow. Even your silence paints. Even your indecision leaves a mark. Refusing to choose is still a choice, and it shapes the picture just as much as bold action.

So, ask yourself: what picture are you painting? One of fear and blame, or one of growth, love, and possibility?

One day, your canvas will be complete. Will it be a masterpiece of courage and truth, or a sketch of excuses and regret? And if today were your final stroke, would you be proud of what you see?

The choice is yours. It always has been.

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Author: Maurice "Mao" Correa
Website: pathtoone.com
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