CHOICES Name Lay Person Kairos WCI Choices Origins

CHOICES Name Lay Person Kairos - WCI

Choices • Origins of Life’s Choices – As a child choices are MADE FOR US – As teens we begin to make choices as an expression of our independence – Most of our choices are learned by watching others – As adults, we have total control over the choices we make based on past experience, belief or developed patterns Kairos - WCI

Choices • Origins of Life’s Choices – As a child choices are made for us – As teens we begin to make choices as an EXPRESSION OF OUR INDEPENDENCE – Most of our choices are learned by watching others – As adults, we have total control over the choices we make based on past experience, belief or developed patterns Kairos - WCI

Choices • Origins of Life’s Choices – As a child choices are made for us – As teens we begin to make choices as an expression of our independence – Most of our choices are learned by watching others – As adults, we have total control over the choices we make based on PAST EXPERIENCE, BELIEF, DEVELOPED PATTERNS Kairos - WCI

Choices • How Choices Affect our Lives – We go through life making choices guided by our past accumulation of learning and baggage – What we learn today, coupled with our past experience, can change the choices we make for the future. Kairos - WCI

Choices • What About Your Choices in Prison? – On the outside we make around 225 choices per day. – In prison, the number drops down to 25 per day. Your most important choices is how you will do your time. Kairos - WCI

Choices • What About Your Choices in Prison? – What kind of person do you want to be in here? • • • The Loner The Gang Member A Connection Hardhead Negative Leader Kairos - WCI

Choices • What About Your Choices in Prison? – Be independent • • • Someone who does his time his own way Open to change and ways to get by without hassle. You don’t make any big statements that will cause you grief. Kairos - WCI

Choices • What Do You Do About Choices? – A choice can be a response to life, not just a reaction. – To take control, change needs to take place… • Move from reacting to events to responding to those same events. Kairos - WCI

Choices WRITE THIS DOWN! EVENT + REACTION = WHAT YOU GET! Kairos - WCI

Choices • What Do You Do About Choices? – Looking in retrospect we see the big picture…Choices in the past have been a reaction to the conditions around us for the moment. – Moving out of the immediate need and seeing the consequences of our choices can give new perspective. – Write this down: EVENT + RESPONSE = WHAT YOU WANT! Kairos - WCI

Choices • The Outcome Will Be Different – In order to make significant kinds of change: • We need to think about ourselves: – Who we are? – How do we feel? • Who and what are important to us? • The choices in the past and the outcome • The choices we will make in the future and the direction we want our lives to go. Kairos - WCI

Choices Our choices will determine the outcome of our life! Kairos - WCI