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+title: "Living Intentionally: Are You Acting or Reacting?"
+image: dubai-alley
+permalink: /weekly-review-12
+description: "Life is a chess... constantly prompting us: Your move. (Weekly Review #12)"
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+  Ayo Ayco. Some random alley in Dubai. I wonder when we can travel again? :)
+category: personal
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+Taking risks has always been a part of life, and, with them, the possibility of failures. But to me, I think, this is how we live intentionally.<!--more-->
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+When I was younger, of course, failures devastated me. But I've always thought that intentionally taking a significant step toward a future I want is always preferrable to just taking what life throws at me.
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+I think the power of humans, aside from making plans, is their capability to pivot when a plan didn't work.
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+One clarification though: I don't say this to present myself as someone who thas full control.
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+On the contrary, I don't.
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+I feel like life is chess… a turn-based strategy game, constantly emitting events and prompting us: "Your move."
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+We'll never know what life's next move is going to be.
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+But we always have a set of options to consider to plan a future.
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+It's iterations of asking: "Given this scenario, what can I do to bring me closer to my vision?"
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+This kind of perspective keep me on the edge of my seat, always thinking if my day actually contributes to my future.
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+Some questions for us to answer...
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+What sort of future do you want to have? Are you intentionally choosing activities that get you closer to it?