Flip A Coin
Flip a coin.
I hate making decisions… hate is a strong word, but I seriously dislike making decisions…
I used to get stuck in analysis paralysis because of my perfectionism. I was terrified of making the “wrong” decision, so I wouldn’t make any decision at all.
Having let go of perfectionism, I still don’t like to make decisions. Today it’s not so much because I’m scared of choosing the “wrong” thing, but more so that I don’t like to be bothered with making decisions. lol… It feels exhausting, and I’d rather someone else use that mental energy, so I can free up my mental energy for things I like to do…
Being a single mom, where I am the sole decision-maker of the house, and being an entrepreneur, where I decide how to run my business, this is not an option…
(I’ll never understand why my subconscious always chooses the challenging path in life in life for me. 😂)
I use prayer & meditation to guide me on the decision making in my life. Learning to trust my Higher Power has been game changing in my anxiety around decision-making. Usually I can get a clear answer as to what I truly want, but occasionally, that’s not the case…
In those times of indecision, where nothing feels “right” through prayer & meditation alone, one technique I’ve learned to use is to flip a coin. Heads is one decision, tails is the other. When I do this, it reveals to me what I really want…
If I’m happy with the way the coin landed, then I know that’s what I want, but if I’m instantly like “oh no”… then I know I actually want the opposite of what the fate of the coin chose for me… and I go with my gut, instead of fate.
As long as we’re breathing, everything can be corrected. Just like a GPS reroutes us when we get off course, we have the ability to reroute when necessary too… we just have to put down our ego/pride & admit that we need to go a different way. Every “wrong” turn in life is an opportunity to learn & grow… so, there’s really no such thing as a “wrong” turn… only potential lessons to learn.
You can’t f*ck this up. 😉
Do you like making decisions? Comment below… I’d love to know!