Character

So in efforts to decorate my office in a manner that represents me and also is up building to others I went in search of art or pictures. First, I found that I have great taste, meaning expensive taste...LOL. Wow, I really was shocked. You can tell how much I shop or at least for home decor. Second, I found that a lot of things did not speak to me or I guess for me.

The result was me creating my own motivational picture. Any of you that know me know two things for sure. I am NOT crafty or artistic (so the very sentence above is shocking you to the core). Second, I love things in black and white... every now and then with reds or browns.

So to put your mind at ease on the artistic manner.... there is a place on the web you can go to create your own motivational posters. You know the ones; you have seen them everywhere. They say Endurance and then a small sentence or two below a picture of a person in a race or whatnot. You get to upload any one of your personal pictures for the poster. Now, no I did not put a big picture of me looking goofy, although that would have been funny, but remember that I have to command some respect with the people on my caseload. Instead I found (or rather Sean) a picture on the Internet of a what looks like reference books in a library but taken in black and white at an angle. Trust me I think it looks cool.

So now came the writing part. I choose the theme "Character." I know that there are some of you that have heard me say this next part. I had it said to me when I was in my late teens and it stuck with me. It made an impact in my life even when maybe I did not think it did.

"A misstep in your life does not define who your are. However, what you do afterwards will speak volumns about you."

Meaning that because a person makes a bad choice or mistake in life does not mean that is who they are going to be. But, what they do after they realize it will tell others so much about them. If they own it, learn from it, try to fix it, or are even truly sorry will mean that they are a person who will not repeat it or try very hard to stop doing those type of things. However, a person that laughs at it, does not take responsibility for it, or other such things will not learn from it nor really change. We are all in control of who we are. We are all one decision away from doing something we regret. Therefore, for us to feel superior to those that have made that bad decision and truly feel bad about it is ridiculous.

So tell me what you think... I am excited that it is coming.