I was reminded about a statement a few days ago when I said to a friend..."Sometimes we really do have good intentions, but sometimes we are unable to follow through with those intentions-whatever the reasons may be. It may be that we took on something that we later realized was way more than we anticipated, or because we simply decided we no longer wanted to do a thing. Whatever the case, that doesn't mean that your good intentions were not there in the beginning." So my friend then stated to me, "Yep, which sounds very much like that old saying....The Best Intentions Are Marked With Paved Roads To Hell!". Wow! How many times have we heard quotes and thought nothing of them, until that one day when we heard that quote and realize the enormity of the quote. Maybe something you are going through in your life has made a particular quote, an epiphany at that point. I don't know, we hear what we want to hear sometimes, right? I know that is true for me, but not on purpose, as many of my friends and family may think!
Anyway, this quote made a dramatic impact on my decision making process. It made me look at some of the choices I have made, and evaluate them-realistically, not lie to myself about them. It made me look at other people's decisions and now I am able to forgive them for making those decisions.
Sometime you have to look at your "intentions" and seriously consider if your good intented decisions are marked with paved roads to hell!
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