My Mothers favorite saying to me, once I became a young adult, was, "Just Make a decision and Live with it." I used to hate when she said that because if she said it she really meant, "I am not going to make this decision for you.. You have to grow up and make your own decisions". That saying has come to mind recently as I go about making some life altering decisions. I realized that there is a lot of anxiety making the next "biggest decision" of your life. That's right. All a decision is IS the the next "biggest decision". Look back on your life and think about about how many BIG decisions you have had to make: The SCHOOL Decision; The Marriage Decision; The Job Decision; The Child Decision, etc.
If you think about the anxiety that surrounded these decisions and how you thought that the earth would end whether you decided TO or NOT TO, you probably will find yourself laughing on how amazing it is that you have survived your last BIG DECISION. I like to look at decisions more as choices or options. If you break down your choices, it takes some of the "bigness" away from the decision. I also like to think about the consequences that surround my choices. If I know what's the Worst that can happen and am OK with it, then it takes the anxiety away from the decision.
Next time you have to make your NEXT BIG DECISION, remember what my mother has always told me, "Make a Decision and Live With It!"
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