Actions vs Words

There is a very old saying, "actions speak louder than words". Many of us oft hear this quote when we are young. Parents, teachers, preachers, et al repeat this ad infinitum. Lately, this saying has been truer than ever before in my life. My good friend Anthony used to tell me "People treat you the way you train them to". His wisdom of words I held to heart, and it has helped guide me through some tougher times in life. I don't know if I ever thanked him for this, but I hope I have. I digress. The past two months have been filled with change. After four years my relationship with my partner has ended; I've taken up the purchase of a condominium (my first homeownership experience); I've received great accolades at work; and I've begun to better understand the actions vs words axiom. To best illustrate, I'll simply break down a few recent events and indicate where both actions and words are important. Purchasing my first residence:

• Words: Over the past ten years I've simply told myself that I could not make this happen due to the specter of my credit score and past mistakes. I would tell my friends the same thing, along with other excuses. I never even tried to make it work.
• Actions: In late November, I met someone that would be a catalyst for much change in my life. This 20-something has accomplished much in his life, mostly due to action, and this made me make an assessment of my own life, that had been filled with in-action. He did nothing proactively but getting to know him stimulated an age old feeling I've had that my life has been a series of wasted talent. So it was time to take action. I came home, filled out an on-line application and now, December 27th, about 1 month later, I'm settling on a condo.

Friendship: 7/27/2022 - unfinished