Day 31 ~ Decisions

It strikes me that humans are the species that is able to delay a decision the longest time. In the animal kingdom most decisions are made very quickly. But when it comes to humans, pondering whether we should move to a different area, what college we want to attend, or what job offer to pick can take us days, months, or even years. The first hard decision I remember needing to take was choosing between two specialization areas when I was in my third year of college (of a six-year program). There were six to choose from and two that interested me. I spent almost a week thinking about it. I felt completely stuck. One night, the light bulb turned on and I knew it. How? I was able to think of a factor that I hadn't thought about before. One of them lay on the side of math a bit more than the other, which had more to do with physics. Since I like math better than physics... problem solved! Today I dealt with a very different decision in nature. I don't allow dogs at the house rental I own. A very nice lady applied to the property and she seemed perfect until she mentioned she had a dog. She said her dog only went inside her house to sleep and he was very mellow. I wrestled with the decision the whole day. In the end, I realized allowing a dog would make me worry about the rental, and I decided to keep my initial policy. The easiest decisions are the ones that take care of themselves. You like two dresses but one doesn't come in your size, you like two houses but one gets sold before you put in your offer, you like two colleges, but one rejects you. For the rest of them, I try to set an intention to solve them when I go to bed, and often times, I find the solution before getting up.