Sunday, April 12, 2015

April 12: Writing Prompt #102- Decisions, Decision

How are you more likely to make an important decision — by reasoning through it, or by going with your gut?
A combination of both.  I feel a little Déjà Vu on this one, like I’ve already explained it before.
Ahhh…there it is, in my blog for March 15, 2015.  And I quote:
“Most of the time, routine and planning work well for me, but I also like a little laissez-faire spontaneity in my life.  Without a measure of routine and planning, life can become too chaotic, but it’s important to just go with the flow now and again and take off on an adventure.”
Even though the topic was am I routine or spontaneous, it still applies here.  I make decisions based on my “pros and cons” list as well as my gut.  What does my heart say? What does my God say?  What does my husband say? J  What about my children? How does it affect them? And my career, our lifestyles, how will it be changed and is it for the better or for the worse?  This is not a hard prompt for me because we just recently made a life changing decision to leave our island home and come back to the states, so I still remember quite clearly how it was done.  My gut and my heart had been telling me for awhile that it was almost time to move on, but the job had not materialized, and the situation with my children was not yet settled, so once both those things came to pass (which is the reasoning  and planning part-had to make sure they were taken care of and that we were able to take care of them), it was all about the heart and gut and being willing to go with the flow and take off on a new adventure!

What about you? How do you make those life-changing decisions?   

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I'm following your posts, Susannah, and enjoying your thoughts. Happy to heard that following your gut was the right thing to do. It was for us, too. Jude

Unknown said...

Thanks, Jude! I enjoy seeing your pictures and posts on FB as well. Looks like life in the states is agreeing with you both. Good to hear from you! :-)