Do you want to contemplate it or try it?

I sometimes find myself tiptoeing around the options, examining them carefully, as though to touch them or try them is against the rules. Maybe you’ve been there — trying to make a decision without the advantage (and it’s a big one) of trying the options.

I have learned that it’s faster to rearrange the furniture and see how I like it than it is to stand there wondering. I will try it before making a final decision. So, why spend too much time and energy belaboring it?

We’re continually faced with choices — little ones (some of which have a big impact) and life-changing ones. And sometimes we have to DO something to decide on a direction, and then the next step. We are intended to live life, not just contemplate it.

We discover what is sacred in the silence of simply being. But we learn to walk by falling on our butt.

Don’t be afraid to try a new approach, to visit a foreign place, whether it’s across the street or the planet. Don’t be afraid to experience a new person. Sometimes experience is a more effective and efficient teacher than contemplation. It’s okay to experience something, to enjoy somebody before committing.

If you’re afraid to get your feet wet, you may never know if you want to dive in. If you can’t decide if you’re interested, don’t spend too much time trying to figure it out. Kiss him! If you still can’t decide, stop. Don’t be afraid to say yes. And don’t be afraid to say no.

You can’t get to the next step by contemplating the first one. LIVE life a step at a time.

Stop tiptoeing and give falling on your butt a shot. You don’t actually have to fall; but if you do, you’ll be in good company.