Sara Jacobovici

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I Choose, Therefore I am.

I Choose, Therefore I am.

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There is no such thing as having no choice. Choice is a place in which to be.


In a comment in his buzz, The Wave-Based Strategies, Ali Anani wrote, “There is choice even in patterns.”

I am inspired to modify that to read: Because of patterns there is choice.

There is movement in patterns and as long as we are choosing, we are moving and as long as we are moving there is life.


We are creative beings. We create choices.

Being stuck means there is no movement; we have stopped making choices. They only "way" to get us moving out of the stuck place is to choose to move. Otherwise we have to take responsibility for the choice we made to be in that stuck place; a place where we choose to be.

The movement out can begin with the first "step" of choosing to ask the questions of awareness.

· What led me to this place?

· When did I get here?

· Where did I come from?

· Who was or was not with me along the way here?

· How did I get here?

· Why am I choosing to be here?

Asking the questions is an act of choosing. As soon as we begin to ask those questions, we are no longer stuck.

"Between choice and action there seems to exist a chasm. We need to be able to build a bridge to cross the gap or be able to fly over it. Else, find another choice or path." – Ali Anani; Comment from buzz, Put Your Head Deep in Your Pocket.

Here Dr. Ali expands the concept of choice as not only an act, but a place; a place of choice distinct from a place of action. In this way, I see choice as fractal and its patterns can then act as the bridge or path which moves us across the chasm.

Dr. Viktor Frankl wrote: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

I now see that place as choice.



Please enjoy the following link: Earth’s Most Stunning Natural Fractal Patterns



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Comments

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #20

#44
Thank you for contributing to the discussion Herv\u00e9 Sabattier. What I find very powerful about the Viktor Frankl quote is that, for me, it says that we always have a choice and that is in how we respond to anything. Our circumstances or environment may influence or restrict our freedom and our choices, but because we are left with the ultimate choice of how we respond, that means we are always free. So, in this way, making no choice is still a choice we freely can make.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #19

#42
Well, and powerfully said, John Rylance. Glad you took the time to expand on your thoughts.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #18

#32
Couldn't be happier that it did resonate with you Savvy Raj. Thanks for reading and thanks for commenting.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #17

#30
#31 Thank you, thank you,

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #16

#28
Double synchronicity CityVP \ud83d\udc1d Manjit's comment by saying, "...we need the power of choice to help us identify new inroads...", great line, leaves me with much to think about. So definitely agree, " Power within the choice is the choice." 2 - In my writing on choice, on my rough draft, I cut and pasted the following from Deuteronomy Chapter 30:19, " This day, I call upon the heaven and the earth as witnesses [that I have warned] you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. You shall choose life, so that you and your offspring will live." Agreed again, "Choose life".

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #15

#27
Breathtaking CityVP \ud83d\udc1d Manjit. Thank you!

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #14

#25
This reminds me of a quote in an article I just read: sometimes it's better to be smart than right.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #13

#24
I would still see it as a choice debasish majumder. I am interested in hearing your perspective as to how it might not be.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #12

#21
Thanks for a great comment Laura Mikolaitis. "...we need the power of choice to help us identify new inroads...", great line, leaves me with much to think about.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #11

#20
Thank you John Rylance for your comment. I'd like to respond to two points I read in it. One, "Never offer someone a choice you can't live with." Has me thinking....it's a sensitive point. It makes me think that if the individual makes a choice you can't live with then that will definitely influence the future of the relationship. Two, I can so relate to the frustration of the choices with strings or limited choices, but I am not sure I agree with choice as an illusion because I can still choose whether to get the car or not, or go to another dealer, or wait for an alternative. Not happy about the circumstances, but the choice is very real and still mine.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #10

#18
Thank you Aaron Skogen for your contribution to this discussion. An important reminder that failure is still an experience and that the experience is more valuable than the "Nothing" .

CityVP Manjit

7 years ago #9

Power within the choice is the choice. Choose life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93tzKBnfTDs

CityVP Manjit

7 years ago #8

#15
We can promise our brain the day off but we don't want our brain to promise a day off, for that would not be good for us. Eventually we sleep the great sleep but while we sleep to the promise of a day off, we can't because we born to dream.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #7

#13
Your synapses are firing strong Harvey Lloyd! Thanks for a great comment and for sharing the links.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #6

#7
"How we choose to address and navigate the "chasms" in our lives underscores the beauty and complexity of the journey despite the challenging obstacles along the way." I can't imagine a man who can write like this, Joel Anderson, to be in a rut. Always glad to hear from you Joel, thanks

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #5

#10
No worries. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #4

"How we choose to address and navigate the "chasms" in our lives underscores the beauty and complexity of the journey despite the challenging obstacles along the way." I can't imagine a man who can write like this, Joel Anderson, to be in a rut. Always glad to hear from you Joel, thanks.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #3

#6
"...modifying, adapting, choosing..." nice triadic process Deb\ud83d\udc1d Lange. Thank you for your response.

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #2

#3
Thank you for your comment, expansion, insights and questions Ali Anani. I can almost "see" your process of thinking and energy taking place within the comment box. Can't wait to read your next buzz!

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #1

#1
Great contribution @Yogesh Sukal. Thank you.

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