How Your Environment Shapes You in Powerful Ways

From the homes we live in to the books and news we read, external forces are at play in shaping who we are.
How Your Environment Shapes You in Powerful Ways
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I strongly believe in personal agency. We all possess the ability to shape our lives in powerful ways and carry a great responsibility for what we do with our time on this Earth.

One of my biggest revelations over the past five years of writing has been realizing how important our environments are in shaping the people we become. This is not to say that we’re always at the mercy of forces outside our control—although I believe that’s sometimes the case. It just means that our biggest choice is often how we structure our environments.

Mike Donghia
Mike Donghia
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Mike Donghia and his wife, Mollie, blog at This Evergreen Home where they share their experience with living simply, intentionally, and relationally in this modern world. You can follow along by subscribing to their twice-weekly newsletter.
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