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About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
 
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Everyday Canvas
"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.
David Whyte
This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts.
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Prompt: Decisiveness or indecision
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." From Rush's lyrics
Do you decide too easily, or otherwise, what may be the cost of indecision?
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I do decide quite fast, but outcome isn't always perfect, and at times, that decision could be the wrong choice. Still, I truly dislike it when something undecided hangs over my head. So, I accept the consequences. I mean who can always find the time and ability in herself to assess situations, weigh options, and arrive at conclusions perfectly!
Decisiveness requires clarity of thought and judgment, confidence, responsibility, resilience, and timeliness. I applaud anyone who can come up with all those assets in time, all the time. Is this always possible? Probably not. Still, decisiveness is efficient, solves problems easily enough, and doesn't miss opportunities.
Indecision, on the other hand, may mean lack of information, overthinking, and fear of making mistakes. Then, there's such a thing as analysis paralysis, which results from examining every detail until inaction sets in. People who cannot decide very easily are usually dependent on other people as they procrastinate and, let alone getting things done in a timely fashion, they also miss the opportunities; not to mention the stress and anxiety they feel with their reduced productivity and the loss of trust of the people around them.
Maybe those who cannot decide at all or are late deciders should step back and think again, since deciding effectively means having clear goals, enough information, limiting the options as too many choices can be confusing, and setting time limits for themselves. Can anyone or I come up with those assets in ourselves all the time? Maybe not. But at least, those of us who decide too easily may avoid stress and headache at the moment.
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