Everyone in life has their problems from time to time. I know I certainly do. Sometimes, I get myself in trouble because I jump into something without having a plan. Now, if you know me, you know that this isn't often the case because I am a planner to a fault. If plan A doesn't work, it's okay. I have plan B, and plan C, and plan D. You get the idea.
Other times, I get myself in a mess because I have thought and thought but I haven't done anything about it. The ol' proverbial saying is that you have to strike when the iron is hot; or, you have to make hay when the sun shines. Sometimes, we allow ourselves to overthink things, and by the time we have made a decision, someone else has beaten us to it.
Today's word is a thought on these two things that simply says, "Most of the problems in life are because of two reasons, we act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting."
It's easy to sit on the sidelines and analyze others' decisions; I do it all the time. It's also easy to sit there and never make a decision. I have shared before that I am not afraid to make a decision. I have made a lot of bad ones, especially in haste, but I am not afraid to make one. However, prior to making a decision, we should take the time to think it through.
On the other hand, we need to make sure that we don't spend our time spinning our wheels and miss out on really important things because we are afraid to pull the trigger, afraid to make a decision. Sometimes, the best decision we can make is to make a decision.
There are times to act, and there are times to wait. We need to try to make sure we use the appropriate action at the appropriate time. If we will do that, we may find that we make pretty good decisions.
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