My Relationship with Decision
MaryJayne Waddell | SEP 7, 2023
My Relationship with Decision
MaryJayne Waddell | SEP 7, 2023

I was certain this blog would be titled My Relationship with Writing.
Then I questioned that choice. I went back and forth, "it won't be interesting or funny or engaging."
Maybe I should write about September being a time of transition or having a
"back to school" mindset and start learning something new.
I was bombarded with uncertainty and doubt.
While all this decision drama was occurring, another challenge popped into my monkey mind.
What would I wear to tonight's meeting?
As I stared at my limited choices, I felt frustration, anger and anxiety.
How do I want to present myself?
Do I dress for comfort, for reaction, for the season, (no white after Labor Day)
to disguise my belly pooch, business casual, Florida bohemian? WAIT!
I don't even have that many choices in my closet.
I settled on what I call my "uniform", flowy floral pants and a solid colored top.
Great, I made a choice, settled. Now breakfast.
I had my mind set on an egg, spinach, tomato, feta scramble.
I opened the fridge. Shit. I'm out of eggs.
I just stood there staring, frozen, door open, energy escaping.
Should I close the fridge door, should I settle on a yogurt, grab stuff for a smoothie,
screw breakfast, go to the store and buy eggs? Holy shit! Make. a. decision.
I had only been out of bed for 5 minutes.
Whenever I feel undecided, scattered, or stand and stare at an open fridge too long,
I need to either roll out my mat for practice and meditation or go for a long walk.
It works every time. So I walked.
During the walk, I started a curious look back at some major decisions I had made.
Really major, like changing careers, moving to a new state without a job, starting an online yoga
business, starting a yoga podcast not knowing a damn thing, writing blogs.
Why had all those choices been no brainers?
Google would know!
Results: Studies show that regular yoga practice leads to larger pre-frontal cortex
which is essential to planning, decision making, thinking about your options and picking the right option.
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6023989/)
I went to the meeting. No one said a thing about my clothes.
I purchased a dozen eggs. I've got my 10,000 steps in.
It's a new day and I've decided to finish up this blog
but I couldn't decide how to end it.
MaryJayne Waddell | SEP 7, 2023
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