You Are Never Really “Stuck”
Believing that you can’t change your circumstances is one sure
way to feel powerless. You can spend all the time in the world
bemoaning your job, your relationships, your finances, your lack
of opportunities, or your streak of “bad luck” . . . but doing so
only keeps you locked into an illusion of permanency.
The truth is you always have choices.
You may not like the choices available, but they are still yours.
You can choose to act, or not act; you can choose to be
optimistic about the possibilities that exist for your life, or you
can accept limitations at every turn.
Deciding which choice is best is the tricky part.
Fear can also disguise itself as a condition of powerlessness.
You may know on some level that you have choices but refuse
to acknowledge them because you fear the unknown.
You know you can leave a dissatisfying job, but then what will
you do? Will you find another job to replace it, and if so will it
be a job you enjoy, or be worse than the one you just left?
You know you can dissolve an unhealthy relationship, but is
being alone really any better? At least now you have someone
there, even if it’s not the person you’d prefer be there. Rather
than face uncertain outcomes, you avoid making choices at all.
Whether you really believe you have a shortage of options or
you are simply making excuses because you’re afraid to move
forward, know that it’s ALL within your control. Just like every
other person on the planet, you always have the most basic
opportunity before you now: resign yourself to staying where
you are, or roll up your sleeves and make something happen.
If you worry about making the wrong choice, know that you can
always make another choice. You can keep making choices as
often as you’d like until you find something that works for you.
Try to avoid making choices altogether doesn’t serve you,
because in the end even not making choices is a decision all its own.
You’ve got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning
is a chore and you’re not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice.
- Steven D. Woodhull
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