Today I was thinking to myself "What should this weeks post be about?" , and I realized how difficult it was for me to reach a definite decision. Then it hit me, EVERYONE has to make decisions everyday!These decisions range between simple ones that don't require too much thought to life altering decisions.
When we begin to look at the tougher decisions that is generally when problems arise. Many times a person may ask someone else for input, or weigh the pros and cons of the situation. If the good outweighs the bad, its a simple decision. Other times people may go to the extent of completely avoiding a decision for fear of the outcome and consequences. There have been a multitude of times I ask myself "why in the world did I do that?". Most of the time these decisions do not drastically change my life, but I know that eventually I will face such things. There are times that I get slightly concerned because I am realizing that if I make mistakes in small decisions, then maybe there's a problem with how I make decisions. Scary thought right? Although eventually I calm myself down and realize that everything will be fine. Even if I make a mistake, as long as I realize what I did wrong and learned from it the experience has helped me.
Being more conscious of the decisions we all make each day may determine our future decision making capabilities. Also I am hoping to get followers more involved, so suggestions for new topics would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you and have a great week,
- Jane Marie
I tend to be an analytical thinker and decision maker – spontaneous decision making has never been an indulgence. Very early on I learned that there are consequences to actions taken; some good, some bad so I always put much thought into my decisions. I’m not sure that every decision should be preceded by a thorough analysis. Although it provides a degree of comfort, it also delays action, and sometimes stifles creativity (as in thinking an idea to death!). As I’ve gotten older I have learned to trust my instincts and my decision making so I don’t analyze as much as I once did and have become more pragmatic. Life is full of decisions to be made so weighing the pros and cons is always important but realizing that you can recover from a poor decision is as important. A decision that I made a while back was to remember that “it’s not always about me.” In other words, not every decision made by others that hurts my feelings or seems to impact me in some way was made with that intention. So now before I get all self righteous, mad, or sad I stop and remind myself that I don’t really know what motivated that person’s actions/decisions and it probably has nothing to do with me. Such a relief not to be the center of the universe :)! ZP
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