Often times as we go about this lifetime we need to make tough decisions.  Those decisions might be things like whether or not to have another child, what to do with your career choices, or how to handle a terminal diagnosis for  your pet.  To some, a simple decision may be a rather large and difficult decision for others.  That is because we all come from differing belief systems and have built differing realities.  We are all connected at the non-physical level, but we all still have our own decision-making system built internally within each of us.

When you have a difficult decision to make it is often helpful to look at how this decision affects others and the world at large.  Is it best for only you to go a particular route, or does it also help the higher good of all involved?  The trick, though, is being able to understand the ramifications of that decision.  Try as you may to figure out exactly how each person related to your decision will be affected and you will find that when looking back later that you have no way of knowing that.

The way your decision affects others is an unknown.  You cannot treat it like a car ride where you reach a fork in the road.  Given a map, and a few calculations you may be able to compute the projected time it will take for each route and choose the quickest one.   However, even that is not so straight forward, for there could be construction, traffic or stop lights that might slow you down.  Things that you may have no way of knowing a priori.

Making tough decisions must come from inside your heart.   Contact your inner self and feel the answer.   You have the answers within you, you simply need to take some of your “brain” away and replace it with your “heart.”  We’re not saying to completely throw away logic in making those decisions that require logic, but rather in trying to figure out how to handle your pet that has been diagnosed with cancer.   Touch the spirit of the pet and see what it wants.  Get the information on things like the quality of life the pet will have, the difficulties that might be involved in the treatment and how happy you feel the pet will be.   And, yes, the costs involved.

Will treating the pet require the money saved for your child’s braces?  Is that a concession you are willing to make?   Will treating the pet extend the pet’s life  as well as extending the pet’s quality of life?  Take in all of the information and then evaluate the decision with your “head.”  Now look into your “heart” and feel what your inner self and the non-physical self of the pet are telling you.  When you make decisions based on your “heart” you can never go wrong.  You may feel remorse, but you also know that it was what you truly thought was best for all parties involved.

Making decisions coming from your heart are always coming from your truth at the time of the decision.  Remember, there are never any wrong decisions.  It may appear to be a wrong decision, such as taking the wrong fork in the road because you ran into traffic delaying your trip.  However, you may have been in a critical accident had you taken the other route.   One never knows, which is why you can never go wrong listening to your inner self when making those decisions.

Sometimes, your inner self might encourage you to go a particular way in a decision that affects others.  For example, suppose you have a sibling that is in need of money and you choose not to provide it.   It may seem harsh, but it also may be exactly what your sibling needs at that time – which is to not receive what they are asking for.  Those kinds of decisions may be tough decisions for you, but avoiding those decisions can hamper the growth of not only you, but everyone involved.

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Have a willingness to make and act on the tough decisions, and you will find that when listening to your inner self, everyone involved will grow from that decision.

Create a magical day, and embrace those decisions.  When you make the tough decision, do not look back and question it.  Move forward with confidence, while setting an intention of growth and happiness for everyone involved in that decision.

Written 12/03/13