How to make the right choice?
I have a limited number of choices available to me. At a crossroads, I can go right or left. I must choose one and forgo the other. Is one ‘right’ and the other ‘wrong’? Is one ‘best’ and the other ‘less’?
While both roads are filled with potential, my thoughts are on the potential missed opportunities of the road not chosen.
How much of my time do I think about which road to take as compared to after I’ve made a choice?
Visualizing the future is helpful; fearing the future is not.
Thinking about the choice can cause me to postpone the decision. I feel anxious over the upcoming decision.
After the decision, I may wonder about the alternative, but that isn’t a major focus.
What if I switch my thinking to realize each and every one of my decisions is the right one. Every decision I’ve ever made and will ever make is okay. Wow, that is fabulous. Imagine going through life knowing each choice is the best choice.
How could that happen? How could I possibly make the best choice each time? How would I even know if it is right or wrong? I don’t have visibility into the future and can’t fathom the impact of my decision on others.
And that is how.
By realizing I can’t possibly know what is right or what is best and by understanding the importance of not getting in my own way.
It really does not matter what I do as long as I do it with a feeling of openness.
In my book, You Can Choose, I talk about control. How many of us want to be in control? We want to plan and schedule and think we know what is best. The only way to be in control is to learn to allow. Be in control by releasing the need to know.
I can’t possibly know if a choice is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’; ‘best’ or ‘less.’
Which makes each choice the right choice.
