We all make choices; over a lifetime an uncountable number of them. Some are small and seemingly insignificant and others have far-reaching implication upon us. I'm no different to most in that I have made choices, some good ones, less-good, or outright bad, however that's the thing with choices...sometimes we have to choose between things, each of which are not be overly positive but the choice needs to be made regardless.
No matter what is taken away from a person, what pressures or restraints are placed upon them, the ability to make choices always exists and it's those choices that impact upon our lives externally and upon our inner-selves in respect of our thoughts and attitudes.
In thinking about my weekends, the thing I most like about them, as posed in the #weekend-engagement topic prompts this week, I would say that the freedom to choose is what I like best about the weekend.
The photo is my own
Like most others, I have complexities and commitments in life that sometimes cause stress, worry, unhappiness and other such sub-optimal feelings and reactions; however, because I can choose how and what to think I'm able to add positivity into my thoughts, shift my attitudes and create situations or opportunities which help support my life more positively and it's on weekend when those opportunities are more likely to present themselves because I'm not as committed elsewhere.
Sometimes I plan my weekends with things I want to do at home like gardening, cooking, housework, reading, watching a series on television and even just sitting around listening to music or playing with my cat and sometimes I move into the weekend with no plans at all. It's the same with events or places outside of the home; it's planned and sometimes unplanned depending on the situation, how I feel and what fixed-commitments I may have already. Either way though, I retain my freedom of choice and rarely allow myself to become pressured or influenced into something that might not align with my personal needs, feelings or desires. The weekends are mine.
We are all pushed and pulled in various directions in a society that seems to move at a hundred miles and hour, and it's easy to get caught up in the flow; I work so hard to take a step back though, to focus on the things that truly engage or inspire me and shun those that do not which is what makes the freedom of choice I have over the weekend so valuable and important to me.It opens me to my own life and creates a better one and certainly a life more suited to my specific needs and wants.
Becca 💗