Sometimes making decisions is about choosing between two paths, knowing you will always wonder What If about the path not chosen.
That is what makes it a hard decision.
Sometimes we can change our minds about choices we make, and go back and choose the one we didn't originally.
Sometimes we can't.
Sometimes we regret the decisions we make.
Sometimes we don't.
I know I live in a place of What If about a few different decisions I've made over the years.
What if I'd chosen the other? What if I'd left? What if I'd stayed? What if I'd said yes? What if I'd said no?
What if I'd known how to manage my anxiety better?
What if I'd been curious and asked?
What if I'd waited?
We can't know the answers to these questions. We don't know what the road not taken would have looked like or where it may have led us.
Still, I think we sometimes feel the weight of these what ifs heavy in our chests, our guts, on our shoulders, in our hearts.
Sometimes, maybe these what ifs are reminders to perhaps choose differently …
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Embodied Relating to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.