The Great Decide

We make decisions every day. Some are important while others are so minor they require little thought.

The refusal to decide is acceptance of the mistaken belief that there will be no change. Deliberate and selective ignorance is no protection.

Whatever is may not simply continue to be by virtue of the fact that we refuse to deal with it. Situations or relationships could deteriorate – or, indeed, improve – if left untended. But then we have the issue of a lack of control that goes hand-in-hand with a deficit of oversight.

The process of decision-making gives us that element of control that reinforces the arguable belief that we are somehow the masters of our own destiny.

All too often we find ourselves in a situation where we see one of two options…yes or no; good or bad; positive or negative; left or right.

There is a third option and that is to do nothing. All three options have consequences and that is where life gets real.

We have to keep reminding ourselves that we are left with the result of the decisions we make. The certainty of that natural progression should make us more careful than reluctant.

All too often we struggle with the implications of personal responsibility…that it is incumbent on us to live our own lives and not expect others to do it for us.

The point is that fact trumps fiction and we must cope with the consequences of the decisions we make (or ignore).

Every one of us is an individual and every individual is unique.

That can either be reassuring or threatening. We get to choose.