Flip a Coin

Sigmund Freud and his niece were discussing how difficult it was for some people to make discussions.  She asked him how for advice and help with this problem. 

He said, "I'll tell you what I tell them.  I ask them to toss a coin."

His niece replied astounded, "I can't believe it.  You, a man of science, guided by senseless chance!"

He replied, " I did not say you should follow blindly what the coin tells you.  What I want you to do is to note what the coin indiciates. Then look into your own reactions.  Ask yourself: Am I pleased? Am I disappointed? That will help you to recognize how you really feel about the matter, deep down inside.  With that as a basis, you'll then be ready to make up your mind and come to the right decision."

The lesson is that when we struggle with a decision, we already have the answers within us.  It just requires that we ask ourselves how we really feel, then listen to the honest answer.  What decision are you struggling with?  Flip a coin!

I Can Choose...

There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under my jurisdiction. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I can select what I can read and eat and study. I can choose how I'm going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life - whether I will see them as curses or opportunities. I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts.

 

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Decision and Action Combined

Suppose you had five birds sitting on a wire and three of them decided to fly.  How many birds would you have left on the wire?

You would still have five birds.  Making the decision to do something without acting on it means nothing. The decision must be combined with action to make a difference.

The lesson is to ask yourself what you have made decisions about, but have neglected to take action upon.  Perhaps its time to take action and make a difference in your life.