Have you ever sat there and wondered why you are where you are? From the big questions of your choice in college to your nail color, all of our actions have reactions.
Sitting the Friday night before everyone heads to spring break, I was talking with my best friend when he got this twisted look on his face. Upon asking him what that look was, he continued to say, "have you thought about all the circumstances that lead us to where we are today?"
What led us to the 2 a.m. conversation sitting in his fraternity house talking about life? It really made me realize everything in life leads to something else, good or bad.
We became friends because of a high school friend who was a mutual connection and I had an extra ticket to Big Blue Madness. My friend invited him and we became fast friends but never became close. But why weren't we close then?
Was it due to the relationship that lasted too long, or maybe because I chose to stay in on a random Friday night to do homework? Whatever it was, it was for a reason.
Sophomore year rolled around and I had a lot on my mind. I just needed a friend to vent to, then I remembered how great he was to talk to.
I asked him to go for a drive and all of sudden he became one of my closest friends on campus.
We went from talking rarely to face timing about the person we saw trip on the crosswalk, but why?
And I realized every little thing counts. If I hadn't randomly asked him to go on a drive with me and told him about all of my problems that night we would never be where we are today.
Every little action has a reaction, so shouldn't we think about all the reactions that our actions will cause?
Now that would make life complicated, even thinking through if you should take a shower now or five minutes from now causes a reaction.
Instead, focus on the big decisions and see where the little decisions take you. That's the great part of life, we never know whats coming but when the good things come we are extremely grateful.
Part of life is accepting what's not in our control but looking at it there is always one thing in our control.
My dad always told me growing up, "You can't control everything but you can control your reaction to everything."
It's time to let the actions cause the reactions you want, don't let the moments consume you and instead make your reaction cause the action you want.
Take life by the reigns, make the reactions that you want by doing the actions you need.
