“Yes or No?” Part 2

I look at the resume, and the resume looks back at me.

“To say yes or to say no?” I wonder.

I am uncertain. I teeter at the edge between two forks leading in opposite directions.

Sometimes, I feel the desire to say yes; sometimes, I know I'm interested, but now…now I don't know.

Other times, I know I can't do it. Or won't do it.

But again, I just don’t know.

What to do? I think, what to do?

I click the button on the side of my device, and the screen turns black. I lean back in my seat and close my eyes.

I breathe.

I breathe again.

Yes, I think I'll say yes.

How am I to know otherwise?

Living with regret is a painful experience. A painful experience that tugs at the core of the decision-making process.

So, how can one avoid such a difficult rut? Truthfully, it isn’t entirely possible to avoid any human emotion or feeling. However, one can try to alleviate the possibility of regret by- and if you read part 1 you would know the answer is- trying.

Simply by trying.

It is so simple, yet, in practice, it is not always all that simple.

But it is the only real way to know. The only real way to get out of the indecision.

So, if you find yourself in such a state, you try. On a wing and a prayer, you try.

And know that you are strong and capable. And that with decisiveness comes an amazing sense of peace.