Kierkegaard

I remember a wonderful passage from “The Three Musketeers” where a soldier, having lit a bomb to breach a castle wall, simply cannot bring himself to throw it… so consumed is he with the many thoughts swirling in his head.

The end is catastrophe, of course. Sometimes, I feel exactly that way too.

Our lives are a torrent of information, responsibilities, and worries. And, in much the same way as our unfortunate soldier, we dither and…..well….

How can we escape that confusion and chaos and make those decisions that move us forward and through?

Psychology gives us a simple exercise to overcome these paralyzing moments.

Ready… it’s pretty simple: Lift a finger.

Come on, just do it. Lift a finger as a demonstration that you are in control.

Not the news… Not the To-do list…

The control that this might demonstrate is often all that is necessary to move again toward the actions that bring about a better result… and a better life.

Go for that walk, make the phone call, write the email.

We all cognitively know that our actions lead to results, but then fail to take those actions… dithering until…

Fortune favors the bold

Action becomes success

And in those small actions, we find the path that leads us back.

Yours in health,

NeuraVite