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In my experience, the only choice you have is to choose.

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If you’re relying on instincts, you’re making major life choices with the same mechanism that tells you to eat three Cinnabons, or that Advil will give your child Parkinson’s.

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Breathe. In. Out. Listen, you are not alone. You are not the only soul caught in limbo, not the only one who is staring at their reflection in the mirror and wondering why.

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Every tiny decision in my life summons an angel and devil onto each of my shoulders for a heated debate, and I don’t think I’m alone.

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The fear of failure, self-doubt, unsolicited advice of others, along with indecision often gives way to making poor decisions or not taking any risks whatsoever. The uneasy feelings of insecurity and anxiety may come to the surface and in turn it’s hard to see clearly. But when making a decision — no matter how big or small it may be, there are some important factors that help one determine what direction to go in.

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Because while things like uncertainty go hand-in-hand with tough decisions, I’ve learned this doesn’t necessarily make them bad.  

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Everything that had happened in our lives came with an important decision. This decision enabled us to be where we are right now.

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I’ve learned how to be the Teflon Don of dating. Nothing sticks. I can screw up almost any date in 3.5 seconds — by talking about my exes, my issues with my parents or my weird gluten-allergy-person bowel movements.

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It’s not enough just to finally take that first step, you have to then write a dissertation on exactly why you did it and hand it out to everyone you’ve ever met.

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I love the Groucho Marx quote, “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read,” because I think it’s hilarious and it combines two of my favorite things, dogs and books. But I’ve had a nagging question about books for years; is it OK to give up on a book? And if so, at what point is it OK to give up on a book? This question of whether and when to give up on a book might seem trivial but for me it has both philosophical and practical implications.