You’re at the fork in the path. That juxtaposed vortex that feels like you could most certainly see horrendous consequences if you choose one path over the other.

If you are that fork and you just wish your Betty Crocker mom could pop into the picture like an easy-bake oven miracle and make you a warm snack, hand you your nicely washed clothes and give you some tender piece of advice before kissing you off to a fantastic day … then that’s called procrastination. Because envisioning a comfortable place, with a mom figure to nurture away all the “adulting”thoughts and responsibilities are your way of forgetting about your big decisions and putting them off yet again.

In almost every temple, church, synagogue, you never hear the story about the doting God who never let challenges touch the world. This world is about becoming who you are by making the tough decisions to not be stuck, to become  more amazing, to test your strength, to tear at your endurance and tenacity, to forego valiant efforts to repeatedly get up after being knocked down. Surely, with every new obstacle we aren’t left just dangling to our peril, but we have to seriously open up all of best “Hunger Games” senses and know when to recognize the lifeboat when it comes our way. Making new decisions has everything to do with taking a deep sensory-filled inventory of who we really are and what  our blood, sweat, and tears taste like after a grizzly challenge.

Skimming through decision making topics looks a lot like a recipe for failure! Instructions like, take the path of least resistance, weigh out your consequences and risks, evaluate the decision you just made and weigh out its specific risk. Really, the decision to become a firefighter versus a quilt-maker, let’s just say, also has a lot do with your personality, your genealogy, your natural inclination and skill sets, and a whole host of other inventories about You. Not the decision. Every awakening decision process that defines a new chapter in your life should feel like it sets your on fire inside, so much so that you don’t envision the peanut butter and jelly sandwich with the “love, mom” note attached. When you make the decision, to Make the Decision already, start by writing down your plans to make it happen. Who to talk to. What network you need to be a part of. What resources do you need to make it happen. Write down every rejection you encounter for future entertainment. And find what your red carpet attire will be.

As mentioned earlier, God usually isn’t portrayed as our mom, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t hide the keys somewhere in hopes we’d take the road trip of our dreams.

“There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened. To be successful, you need to be the person who makes things happen.”

-James A. Lovell, NASA Commander of Apollo 13 mission.

~thank you for reading~