One decision, One stone,/Watch the water move....

 

Hola,

Imagine standing on the edge of a still lake. Indecision is the perfect reflection. A decision is the stone-and you cannot throw it and keep the stillness. What happens next is movemen.

It was 26yrs ago that i made the decision to go back to school in order to change careers. The last real conversation I had with my father before he passed was about returning to school. I had just produced an. off-off Broadway show with 3 other women. It made me want to produce films with feminine narratives. I had been working in fashion 16yrs at the time and never really enjoyed it. 

It took me 2yrs and some planning, but in September 2002 I walked into my first class "Women in Film." Once I made the decision to go back to school, everything moved in that direction in my life.

Remember one decision creates unseen movement in relationships, opportunities and self-image.

How does the act of deciding (even badly) generate forward energy that indecision never can?

Any one decision you make-to tell the truth, to set a boundary, to forgive -forces everyone around you to move in some way.

They move toward you or away from you. But the stillness of 'maybe' is gone. A decision doesn't just open a door.

It closes every other door at the same time. That closing is the source of movement-because now you have nowhere to look except forward.

We often think that not deciding keeps us safe.

But not deciding is itself a decision - the decision to let circumstances, other people, or time make the the move for us. And that movement is usually backwards.

I spent 16yrs in a career because I thought it was the only thing I knew I could do. It took me stepping out of my comfort zone by performing and producing a play about the female experience for me to make the decision to be something more than something I knew.

You aren't always going to make the right decision. Making the wrong decision still creates movement. And movement, unlike being stuck, gives you data.

Here's an example: I was involved a few years ago in an online business that I believed to be right up my alley because it involved my favorite topic - personal development. After investing a lot of money, I realized that the people involved weren't people who really aligned with my core values and my ideals around personal development. I lost money, but I obtained the data that if I am going to put myself out in the world, I needed my values and my ideals  to be reflected. So, the decision to empower women in recovery to move forward in their lives aligns with my beliefs and my ability to be of the most service to women.

If you are stuck right now, you don't need a better plan. You need one small decision. Not necessarily the right one. Just one. Because a moving bicycle is easier to steer than one lying on the ground. 

Here's the small decision you can make today.

You can text someone. "I'm stuck on something. Can I tell you on Friday?"

Or you can say out loud "I haven't decided yet but I will by (day)."

Then watch how much lighter you feel.

That's it. That's the stone. Now watch the water move....

Love and Peace 

Ginamarie