 Action/Adventure: January 31, 2024 Issue [#12389] |
This week: When the Going Gets Tough Edited by: Kit  
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What do you do when you face a tough decision?
Sometimes, it's good to see things through. Other times, it's best to take a step back.
This week's Action/Adventure Newsletter, then, is all about the best action to take when the going gets tough.
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Sometimes, the going gets tough. I don’t think there’s anyone who hasn’t faced obstacles at some point during their lifetime. When these difficult times appear, they can feel insurmountable. That is especially the case when it’s one bad thing after another. I’ve been through times like that – it felt like endless misery. Like nothing would ever be right again.
I am going through some less-than-fun events at the moment, mainly related to my health. It doesn’t help that I’m phobic of pretty much anything medical. There’s no choice, though. I’ll have to go through it and hopefully healing will take place. Facing obstacles teaches us that we’re strong. Resilient. That we’re capable of more than we previously believed ourselves to be.
That said, there are times when the best action to take is to take a step back. For example, if your career has a negative impact on your health, it’s not a failure to prioritise your health. You can find another job, but you’re stuck with your body for the rest of your life. Likewise, if your health is having a negative impact on what you’re doing, it may well be that taking a step back is the right decision for you. That way, you can concentrate on healing and show your full potential when you’re well once more.
Many of us live in societies where illness is seen as a moral weakness. Take some days off work and you are called in to be chastised like a naughty toddler. This leads to people showing up at the office when they should be in bed. Their healing’s impacted, and if they’re contagious their colleagues get to experience the ‘benefits’ of corporate culture first hand. It’s always amazed me that this is deemed acceptable. Allowing people to heal makes much more sense for everyone involved – including the business, because if someone’s unwell they won’t produce their best work.
It can be easier said than done to take action in such a situation. People have bills to pay and food to put on the table. If at all possible, though, we must seek change when it would benefit our health and well-being. We are our own best advocate, or we should be. We know what’s best for us, and if we don’t improve our lives, who will?
I had to make a tough decision of my own recently. As I mentioned above, my health hasn’t been good and it began to impact on my studies to such an extent that after 12 years at university I had to withdraw. In that time I’ve earned an undergraduate degree, an MA and I had enough credits in my current degree for a diploma. I’ve achieved much, then, but it still broke my heart to take that step back. I tell myself it’s just for now. I can always return when I get better. Or I may decide to go in another direction. There are many courses long and short that fascinate me. I could simply study for enjoyment, without the pressure of earning academic credits. I may find other hobbies and interests. I have options. Even though, right now, it still saddens me that I couldn’t keep going, it is not the end of the world.
Of course, not all difficult decisions are health-related. There are many reasons why you might have to face a choice you’d rather not make. Whatever that reason may be, it’s good to think not just over the short term, but the longer term as well. That’s not always easy, either – nobody can predict exactly what’s to come – but especially when it comes to the big decisions, it is essential to think them through properly. How will it affect you now? How do you think, to the best of your knowledge, it will affect you a year from now, or five years from now? Sometimes thinking over the longer term can change what’s best, whether it’s stepping back, or seeing something through.
I’ve felt like giving up on a project before, but decided to see it through and ended up being glad that I did. At that time, it helped me to talk about my situation with trusted people. Feedback can be helpful. Other people cannot make your decision for you, but they can help you consider different angles.
Whatever decisions you are facing right now, I wish you all the best,
Kit
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