Forever?

Today, a beloved teacher and dear, dear friend of mine reminded me of a very important lesson; nothing in life is forever. I have stayed away from making decisions for fear of making the wrong decision. What if...? That question comes around to haunt us more than we'd like to admit. What if I decide to stay in this relationship and it doesn't improve? What if I decide to leave and realize that I made a mistake? What if I leave this job and cannot find another? What if I stay here (and am miserable) for 25 years and get fired 6 months before retirement? What if I confront my friend about how I feel and I lose my friendship with her? What if I don't and I lose my personal power from shrinking away?

How do you handle 'What if...'? Make a decision. Whatever the decision, you can always change it later if you find that you are unhappy. After all, the goal in this life is to be happy. I know, that sounds terribly selfish. The truth is, it is selfish and we should be selfish, but that's a topic for another enrty. :) Nothing is forever. You are entitled to change your mind...make a new decision. If you don't like where you are, move. It's that simple. Simple and easy are not synonymous, however. When I say simple, I mean uncomplicated, uncluttered, direct. Easy implies that it does not take energy, effort and courage. This is not the case by any means. To make a new decision requires that you acknowledge that your original decision did not work the way you planned. You made a mistake. I know, that's a bad word. We will, however, all make them over and over again. I tell my daughter to make lots of mistakes as long as she learns from them. That's what we are here for. We are here to have experiences. It is not fair to our journey to run from or avoid experiences for fear of making a mistake. We get infinite mulligans in this game. Play your heart out.