Choice. There’s always a choice. But what if none of the options is really standing out? Follow the signs to guide your decision making.
Choice
Choice. There’s always a choice. But is it really an expression of Freedom or Free Will if none of the option is really standing out?
Doing or not doing. Taking or leaving. Going or staying. Following one’s gut or logic? Listening to others’ fears or trusting the universe?
Choice. Choice of cities. Choice of men. Choice of life.
Seeing the signs
I had a series of setbacks, flights cancelled, passport forgotten, meetings cancelled last minute, project funding not made available. And I started questioning if this was a message from the Universe to say that this back and forth travelling may not be right for me. That it’s an illusion. That even though I love travelling, a weekly work travel on top of my personal travel will impede on my me-time and not allow me to focus on my transition.
Transitions
We sometimes dread transitions. We may not see the light at the end of the tunnel. We’re dealing with uncertainty. We can’t make plans or project ourselves. And it can be very frustrating. If we allow it to be. And if we’re impatient like I can be 😊 Here’s what I wrote in my journal:
‘Transition. Transition periods can be quite long and the process cumbersome. I must ensure that I remain true to myself and take the time to do what I need to do, and continue to evolve. Movement is good. Embracing change is good, and one of my strengths workwise’.
The questioning phase
I stayed in this questioning phase for a couple of months. The Madrid job didn’t materialise as fast as they’d hoped, so I was still a UK employee on paper, travelling weekly.
A golden opportunity
And I jumped on a golden opportunity that may not repeat itself. They were announcing an organisational restructure in the UK. Although not a voluntary one, I leveraged the fact that I had a good working relationship with my boss all the way to the CEO, and raised my hand to ask for an exit.
Finally turning the page
After 12 years at the bank, and 13 in London. I was ready to turn the page for good. And I felt great!
Ready to take the plunge? Want to chat? Would love to hear from you 😊
With Much Love,
Heidi
One of the dilemmas of the modern times is that we have far too many choices, they then become barriers. Simple example, too many TV channels lead to not watching anything in many times. So that then creates the paradox of choice, where too many choices lead to a perception of too much freedom, which could lead to “analysis paralysis” and not wanting to choose, therefore back to no choice!!!
Do we have Free Will? Debatable!!!
I love the ‘analysis paralysis’ expression, it fits very well in most cases.
I do believe that we have free will, we have the ideal choice for us, that we can have an answer when we connect with our [Higher Self, Angel, Inner Wisdom,… you choose]; the answer being linked to our mission in this lifetime. And we can decide not to listen to this [voice, intuition…] and act from a place of fear or not act at all…
Would love to hear your views on free will 🙂
Will. Free Will. Choice. Are often confused and used interchangeably. No choice is made willingly is free of many influencing factors:
Background
Education
Past experiences
Belief and moral values
Preferences
Upbringing
Fear/love/anxiety/ambition/desire/greed
Perception
All of these are waves of energies and frequencies floating around. Best to recognise them and navigate life with them using them as best as possible.
There was a scientific research a few tears ago on this topic.
Neuroscience seems to also agree that free will is an illusion created by the brain to rewrite history when it makes its choices, changing our memories so that we believe we wanted to do something before it happened.
As bizarre as it sounds perhaps the best example is falling in love with someone without wanting or planning. The mind then decides that I wanted that when in fact it had no choice…