Take a stand!
November 9, 2007 – 11:02 pmI’ll say it flat out - I have a hard time dealing with people who are indifferent, don’t take a stand and just let time pass by. People who just flow with the stream without questioning the pace nor the path. I completely acknowledge the fact that deciding for yourself is not always an option if you look through out the entire world. That only emphasizes why we should definitely use the possibility of taking a stand in the free parts of the world.
Make decisions, stay happy
Making decisions is not always easy - even in the free world. However, making a decision really makes everything easier and makes your life much more joyfull, depending on the issue, of course… Making a decision clears your head and gives you the ability to move on with your everyday life, the task you’re about to commence or complete etc. Not taking stand may - with time - cause you to stress or even get depressed.
Making decisions gives you the feeling that you’re in charge of your own life. In my opinion that is very essential to feeling happy, complete and in balance.
How to make decisions
If you’re bad at making decisions, you should consider doing this… First of all you should forget that making the decision is hard, evaluate your options and think of all the possible solutions you can come up with. Once you have done this, go for the one that makes most sense to you - either by judging rationally or by following the feel in your stomach. That’s it. It sounds easy - and it really is, if you give it a go and forget about how hard it is…
Make sure that you feel good about the decision you make and convince yourself, that it was the right one all things considered. The reason why this is important is that you may at a later time find out, that some other solution would have been better, but if you know with yourself that - all things considered - the decision was right at the time, it will be much more acceptable for you to realize that you made a mistake, change your opinion and make a new decision.