Decisions, Decisions

A pollinator enjoying a squash blossom

Author’s note: Considering that this swampy weather has officially turned my brain to mush and I have no good ideas for this week’s blog, besides whining about my intense dislike for summer heat, humidity, and pesky, head-circling, biting bugs, we are taking a look back at a post I wrote in August 2021. With a few edits, the theme is as relevant now as it was four years ago when we were all figuring out how to navigate a world-wide pandemic.

Decisions, Decisions
8/15/2021
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Every human is born with natural decision-making ability.  Unfortunately, some have lost their capacity through conditioning.  

I have always been decisive – I would say (as would those who know and love me) that determination (stubbornness) is a large part of my personality. (Now in 2025, I understand this characteristic is mostly due to my neurospiciness.) My husband, Mike, jokes that I can walk into a furniture store to shop for a couch and come out ten minutes later having made the purchase.  

I don’t waffle, and I don’t second guess; I quite, simply, jump in and go for it.  I trust the experts and the process.  However, I have always understood that nothing is permanent and, in my mind, never totally finished – everything is a work in progress.   When you learn more – you merely adjust your original calculations (in my mind this is the simplest definition of science).  

When I make those inevitable mistakes or missteps, I work to own them and rectify them.  I also understand going in that some fixes will be more expensive than others.  Nevertheless, that doesn’t stop me.  

The thing is, failing to make a decision is a decision in itself.  One that can be (way more) harmful, painful, and costly than any other path you could have actively chosen. 

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