Which Choice is the Right Choice?

We are all faced with dozens, maybe hundreds, of choices everyday.  What to wear.  What to eat.  Whether to leave our job.  What street to take to work. Whether to say yes to that marriage proposal.  What to watch on TV.   Whether to relocate.

Know that all decisions are important.  Some decisions seem to be unimportant but end up putting you clearly on a certain path.  (One day I will tell you about my decision to pick up a university parking sticker for my mom.)  And some decisions may seem earth shattering and amount to nothing at all in the journey of your life.  So in my mind, all decisions are equal.  None is more important than another.  And we should treat them all with equal respect.

Know that all decisions can be easy.  You already know that some decisions are already easy.  The choices that are between something you love with all your heart and something you don't.  So the key to making all decisions easy is to be aware which choice is the one you love with all your heart.  Is it the tuna sandwich or the veggie wrap?  Is it Tom or Dave?  Is is college or the peace corp?

You can figure out which choice is the one you love by listening to yourself.  Sometimes you can hear yourself yelling and cheering for a certain choice loud and clear.  Other times you need to be really quite and still to hear that small voice whispering at you.  It will take some practice to hear the whispering voice but you can do it!  Some other times you need to remove your fear about one or both of the choices so you can remove all of the static blocking out your true voice.

YOUR TURN:
I challenge you, for the next week, to treat all of your upcoming decisions as important ones and I challenge you to listen to your inner voice to tell you which choice it is that you love with all your heart.

When you are in line for lunch and you can't decide between two options, don't just pick one.  Step out of line and take a deep breath and listen.  Don't try to reason the right decision, just wait to hear it.

And if you need a little help along the way try this cool trick.  Take your left hand and take your pointer finger and your thumb together to make a circle. Like the OK sign.  Now do the same with your right hand.  Flatten the circle of your right hand a bit and insert it in to the circle on your left hand.  Now say "My name is
<insert your name>."  Use your right thumb and pointer to try to pry apart your left thumb and pointer.  Make sure you are trying your hardest to keep your left hand closed and trying your hardest to let your right hand open.  Did your left hand open or stay closed?  Whichever it was, this is your "yes" position.  Test it out a few times by asking other questions that you know are a "yes".  Now you can use it to listen to yourself by employing this technique for any yes or no question.  I use this all the time when I can't decide what I want to eat!