Unmade decisions and putting off deciding on inevitable events, especially when you know they are unavoidable, brings about tension to your daily life. Especially as the event draws closer.
What is the one thing we are avoiding today?
Having decided on and resolved these uncertainties in the immediate future bring peace of mind, even though it may not be the optimal choice. There is peace in just accepting this outcome along with the less than perfect parts that accompany it. This is better than constantly trying to second guess oneself.
It may seem, at first to not be very present-moment thinking to make choices about the future. But it is even less so to procrastinate making a decision if you know it needs to be made. Since what you are really trying to do, by leaving your options open, is to constantly re-evaluate your options, constantly concerning yourself with what is best. This adds to stress and worry about the future. It is better to choose the best outcome now, accept it and make your peace with it.
Your life will be simpler, since it is far easier to navigate around an existing plan (even with its imperfections) then it is to juggle several plans at once.
Recognize when the time comes for making choices.
Move towards acceptance of the future and away from the continual evaluation of how each outcome will make you feel.
For the decisions you may be putting off, you will probably already have an internal feeling of what direction you need to go with. It is important to pay attention to this.
If you have managed to clear up something that has long been troubling you, you will experience a great sense of relief.
Now, having made the choice, visualize the plan failing, and accept this too. You will be at peace as well, whichever way the wind blows.
