Choices

I feel this blog is very appropriate for the way I'm feeling right now and a perfect introduction for the next topic that I want to cover in my next blog. Lately I've been dealing with the struggle of making the right choice in a variety of situations. During that struggle, I analyze every possible outcome, positive and negative, and drive myself crazy and ultimately decide on not doing anything at all because I'm overly concerned with dealing with an outcome that I do not want.

After reaching a breaking point, I've realized that I cannot continue to worry about making the right or wrong choice because choices are neither wrong nor right. They are simply choices. The outcome that follows may either be desired or perhaps unfavorable and I have to deal with it at that time. That's the only way to continue to moving forward. Driving myself crazy and never making a choice will never move me forward at all.

I've come to the conclusion that I know what I want and I have an idea of what I'm looking to get out of this world. I have chosen a path for myself and I'm sure there will be problems along the way, but I will resolve them as they occur. As I go forward, I ask for advice from trusted friends, but the decision still comes down to me. I will take their advice into consideration; yet, I'm still going to pursue what I want and feel is right. Sometimes I've been worried about making the choice that my friends feel may be a poor one, but they are just giving my their opinion. Thinking that I'm going to let them down is a ridiculous notion. Regardless of what happens, I know that these friends who I value so highly and dearly will be there to either celebrate with me or help pick up the pieces if everything comes crumbling down.

Additionally, I've been critical of other people for making decisions that I felt were either bad or would lead to something unfortunate. Now while I feel had noble intentions, it's not my life to live. At the end of the day, I will go back to my life and those people will be left to live with the choices they made and they will not affect me. All I can do is be there when needed, but let them go after what they want.

Once everything is said and done, if I or anyone feels that they have gone after what they wanted and given everything they have for it, then they made the right choice. If the outcome isn't what they wanted, we can all say we tried. There's nothing worse than never trying because you spent all your time wondering how to make the perfect choice instead of just making the choice you want.