Our Decisions Determine Our Destiny

Our Decisions Determine Our Destiny Our whole life is based on the decisions we make, whether it is big decisions like if we choose to go to college, get married, or have kids, or even smaller decisions such as if we decide to turn left or right on a walk. All of these decisions that we make in life can change our future, and of course we all want to make the right decisions so that we have a good future. God is so wonderful that he equipped us with moral law, which provides ways to tell the difference between a good act and a bad act. Through our conscience, God is speaking to us from the core of our being, indicating acts that are good and warns us of acts that are evil. An amazing poem by an anonymous author highlights the importance of keeping a good Catholic morality:
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny. The first line of the poem states “Watch your thoughts, they become your words.” Every thing that comes out of our mouths comes from a thought- whether consciously or unconsciously. If we never think of anything, then we won’t do anything. Usually, a kind, happy thought precedes kind, happy words. It can also go the other way in terms of kind thoughts. The poem reminds us to “watch” our thoughts because part of having goods morals means being kind. We don’t want to say anything that we will regret saying or that makes us seem like a bad person. The next line adds on to the poem by stating “Watch your words, they become your actions.” Our bodies instinctively follow the words we are saying- whether they are sour or sweet. If we say things enough, then we will actually do them. For example, someone can think that they don’t like their unorganized room and want to clean it. That person then tells their mother that they are going to clean it. Over time and