Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
It was the worst time of my life. I couldn’t go forward and I couldn’t go back.
— Cherry F.
Some decisions are very hard to make. But indecision is hard too. It fixes us, in fact, right at the point of pain. Not to decide is not to go on. In the end, it causes more pain than making the hard decision.
To waffle back and forth between yes and no, stop and go, is to walk right up to the brink and then back off. Rather than trusting ourselves to do what has to be done, we fight the same battle again and again. Postponement isn’t relief. Indecision isn’t a solution.
Decisions about whether or not we need to make amends, whether we should get into or stay in a relationship, whether now is a good time to start that diet or stop smoking – all carry price tags. There is probably no decision for change that isn’t difficult to make. But indecision guarantees that change won’t happen. With practice, we can learn to trust in our ability to shape our lives.
I pray for clear insight about my own decision-making process. I pray for courage to take care of business.
Hazelden Foundation
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