another way to use my choices wisely is
to when you can decide to take your time.
now i understand that there are many
decisions in life where we don’t have a lot of time to make a decision. so i added an extra phrase for you: when you
can take your time. when you can’t,
decide to take a breath.
before you make a decision at least catch your breath, take a
moment, whisper a prayer and then make your decision. most of the bad decisions of my life are
decisions i made when i was in a hurry.
i made them in haste. i made them
too quickly. maybe i was in a bad
mood. i was flying by the seat of my
pants. most of those decisions have been
poor decisions.
i’ve watched people right on the edge of
grief. maybe a loved one has just died
and they feel this compulsion to start making all these life-altering
decisions. sell the business, move
cross-country, disinherit the children.
that’s not the time to make decisions.
when you can, decide to take your
time. we need to hear again the wisdom
of the theologian songwriter, who penned these words “slow down. you move too fast. you’ve got to make the morning last. skipping down the cobblestones. do-do-do-do and feeling groovy!”
just a thought from the front porch…
2 comments:
I am in the middle of a big decision. My sister and her husband would like a break from managing their properties (12 units). This has been a very hard summer because our dad got very sick and died. My sister is 12 years older and her mother (we are half siblings)is declining. She wants a one year commitment from me. I have experience managing one property, not 12 at one time. It was hard work with one. She has flattered me because she says that is it very hard to give up control but they feel I am honest, hard working, and would treat their properties as if they were my own. The issue is when I made a decision on my own property, it was my money. Now it would be their money. I fear making a wrong decision and upsetting her. She fears that my siblings or mother would feel she is taking advantage of me if the work is very hard.My husband thinks I should give do it because he thinks it is a challenge I can live up to and he is willing to pitch in when needed.
fear keeps so many people from making right choices. it keeps us from trying. it keeps us also from making right decisions. it sounds like your husband is giving you some sound advice.
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