• It’s almost time ……
• It’s almost time ……
• My dad wants to have an extensive talk about my decision …… it’s a definite must ……. he’s the best person in the world to talk to about anything, and I’m lucky because he’s my dad, so I’ve got an inside line for his attention and sage counsel. Now he doesn’t tell me what to do, he won’t make the decision for me, but he will talk things out extensively, brainstorm about everything, and then he can implement the most amazing plan of attack once a decision has been made. When I say he won’t make the decision for me …… I’m not kidding …… I remember when I was 14, I was incredibly torn …… I had saved up a fair chunk of money and wanted to spend it ….. and I was trying to decide on what I would buy …….. we talked about it ….. a lot …… pros and cons ….. and in exasperation I remember saying “What should I do? Just tell me” ….. his response was memorable …… paraphrased from faded memories over the years …… “Making decisions isn’t easy, in fact, sometimes it’s darn right hard to do, but you’re old enough now to learn how to make them, we can talk about it more, but this is your decision. Only you can make it.” And you know what ….. over the years, I’ve seen so many people that don’t know how to make decisions ……. sometimes they just stay in limbo, sometimes they react quickly, but don’t put much thought into their decisions, sometimes they decide, but don’t follow through ……. My decision style ?? Well, I’d say it’s deliberate …… I think things out ……. but I’m far from afraid of making a decision, tough or not ……. though sometimes I think people conclude I am slow about making big decisions, that if anything, I stay in limbo at times …… that’s not the case …. not the case at all ……. I just have the ability to sense when it is the best time to make a decision …… and when I do ….. it happens …… another of my father’s more blunt sayings is “It’s time to shit or get off the pot” …… which translated means ….. decide, commit, and implement.
(Obviously I’m a big fan of my dad, but if you knew him, you would be too ….. heck, I still have friends from high school that I don’t know the last time I’ve talked to them, but they’ll call him up for advice. Also, though I’ve already declared that I have reached my decision …… and I have …….. my father is my final “check” …… he’ll run the program in my mind to make sure there’s an “all clear” ……. and if there is …… well, stay tuned …… In the meantime, you’ll be seeing me babble on about some questions I get asked fairly frequently ….. it’s sort of a clearing out of my mind and my own personal check on myself ….. sorry if it’s boring 🙁 …… though really, I’m not a boring person, so even if it’s a dry topic or mind dump …… it might still be sorta, kinda maybe entertaining !! And if not …… well, remember ….. it’s still ……All about me !! 🙂