Happiness is...trusting that you make good decisions!
- larees24
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min read
Decision making is like any other skill. The more you consciously exercise this, the better it gets, and we are making some or the other decision / choice in every moment, even if we do not realise this.
Some decisions / choices are routine, and become very automatic (programmed), and some arise as a sudden need or emergency or crisis (unprogrammed).
Sometimes, when we are unsure about a decision, we let others make it for us, or we leave it to fate.
This way, we literally give the reins of our life to another, and avoid responsibility for ourself, rather than standing in our power and living life.
Worse still, if the decision does not work out, we blame and resent others for it!
The unknown feels scary at times, and may leave us feeling unsure, vulnerable, even overwhelmed, with decisions.
Nevertheless, it is OUR life, and only OURS to live. No one can live it for us, or live it better than we do. Our time on earth is finite; we cannot go back, and must keep moving forward with purpose.
We cannot sit on the sidelines, expecting to enjoy life. We need to get out of our comfort zone, and play the game of life. There is no better way to do it!
Some decisions may not work in our favour. There are going to be mistakes (actually, just lessons!), and these contribute to our growth. We could take these in our stride, as part of our growth process, and continue to make and enjoy making decisions - many, many, many decisions! Some may pan out, others may not. But, we will definitely hone our decision making skills, and realise that it gets better; it gets easier.
I would also like to encourage parents and teachers, to avoid giving into the urge, to constantly rescue our children. In doing so, we rob them of the opportunity to make their own decisions, and learn and grow.
We can better contribute to their growth into independent, self reliant, resilient individuals, by letting them make small decisions at their level, and empower them to be better decision makers!
SoulNotes to Self: Happiness is...trusting that you make good decisions!
I love making decisions for my life! This continuous act of choosing for myself, empowers me, to choose wisely for my future, and reinforces my decision-making and leadership skills.
With every decision that I make, no matter the consequence, I make it for ME! I take responsibility for it! I allow myself to grow through it! Such continuous practice will definitely make me a better decision maker, and I will make better choices, as I learn and grow.
I wish the same for my Sam; I wish the same for all of you! Decide away with confidence!
Love, from my soul to yours!
Soulful
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