{"id":923,"date":"2025-03-06T16:42:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/?p=923"},"modified":"2025-03-06T16:46:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:46:31","slug":"the-power-of-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/the-power-of-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Power of Decision<\/h1>

There was a time when I believed I was in control, making \u201cchoices\u201d and steering my life in the direction I thought best. I would say, I chose this,<\/em> and trust that everything would fall into place. But then, I realized the true power didn\u2019t lie in choosing\u2014it lay in deciding.<\/p>

Think of something in your life that you \u201cchose,\u201d but it isn\u2019t unfolding the way you expected. Now, close your eyes and reframe it. Instead of saying, I chose this,<\/em> say, I decided this.<\/em> Feel the shift. How does your body react? Does it feel stronger, more certain? That\u2019s the power of a decision.<\/p>

A friend said it this way: A choice is like a line in the sand\u2014easily altered, swept away by the tide of uncertainty. A decision, on the other hand, is a line in concrete\u2014firm, unwavering, unshakable.<\/em><\/p>

When you make a choice, you leave room for alternatives, escape routes, and second-guessing. But when you make a decision<\/strong>, there is no other way but forward. You commit. You take action. You do the damn thing.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

So, decide today. Decide to go all in on yourself<\/strong>\u2014your goals, your dreams, your worth. Because once you do, success is no longer a possibility; it\u2019s inevitable.<\/p>

You are worthy of it all.<\/p>

Live and Love BARE<\/p>

~Ashlie<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0The Power of DecisionThere was a time when I believed I was in control, making \u201cchoices\u201d and steering my life in the direction I thought best. I would say, I chose this, and trust that everything would fall into place. But then, I realized the true power didn\u2019t lie in choosing\u2014it lay in deciding.Think of … <\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>

The Power of Decision<\/h1>

There was a time when I believed I was in control, making \u201cchoices\u201d and steering my life in the direction I thought best. I would say, I chose this,<\/em> and trust that everything would fall into place. But then, I realized the true power didn\u2019t lie in choosing\u2014it lay in deciding.<\/p>

Think of something in your life that you \u201cchose,\u201d but it isn\u2019t unfolding the way you expected. Now, close your eyes and reframe it. Instead of saying, I chose this,<\/em> say, I decided this.<\/em> Feel the shift. How does your body react? Does it feel stronger, more certain? That\u2019s the power of a decision.<\/p>

A friend said it this way: A choice is like a line in the sand\u2014easily altered, swept away by the tide of uncertainty. A decision, on the other hand, is a line in concrete\u2014firm, unwavering, unshakable.<\/em><\/p>

When you make a choice, you leave room for alternatives, escape routes, and second-guessing. But when you make a decision<\/strong>, there is no other way but forward. You commit. You take action. You do the damn thing.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

So, decide today. Decide to go all in on yourself<\/strong>\u2014your goals, your dreams, your worth. Because once you do, success is no longer a possibility; it\u2019s inevitable.<\/p>

You are worthy of it all.<\/p>

Live and Love BARE<\/p>

~Ashlie<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":933,"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923\/revisions\/933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveandlovebare.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}