I’ve had to make some hard decisions this week.

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It doesn’t matter what it was about, but it’s forced me to think about what’s really important. Once upon a time I would do whatever I wanted, and hang the consequences. That’s fine when you’re young, but when you get older the stakes get higher. You’ve less time to learn from mistakes and other people get affected too.

I’ve always been curious – never settling anywhere for long and hating taking the easy option. I wanted to go out to the edges and find what was out there. This week’s made me wonder if maybe the hardest thing is NOT doing something and wondering what might have been. This week I did the right thing, I didn’t do something I really, really would have loved to have done,  I did the best thing for me and mine instead, the thing that will make us happier. That doesn’t mean it was easy. Just right.

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18 responses to “Choices”

  1. Rob @ Cynic Avatar

    Mate … well done.
    Feels good doesn’t it.

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  2. Rob Mortimer Avatar

    I always look at life without regrets; because the way I see it, even if I take the wrong decision, I made it for the right reasons as the time.
    Sounds like you made the right choice in the long term.

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  3. Scamp Avatar

    Aaagh! I can’t stand not knowing!
    What was the choice?

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  4. Northern Planner Avatar

    Can’t be specific but it was down to choosing happy family over rare career chance. A million things made it very, very tough.

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  5. Kirsty Avatar

    I hate decisions like that. I know one day I’m going to have to change, to compromise, to let things pass, but I dread it. Good for you.

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  6. Rob @ Cynic Avatar

    I didn’t know George and Andy offered you a job????

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  7. Northern Planner Avatar

    I doubt Andy would hire anyone who looks harder than him..

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  8. Northern Planner Avatar

    By the way, thanks folks, you lot are great.

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  9. Rob Mortimer Avatar

    Yes, yes we are.
    😉

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  10. Rob @ Cynic Avatar

    He wouldn’t have a choice – he’s only got a 33% vote and George and I are into smart folk, regardless of how tough they look.

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  11. BBC Brown Avatar

    strange days indeed. Thank god sausage action is back next week.

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  12. Northern Planner Avatar

    yes, back to sausages, all this seriousness is making me feel old.
    That rules me out then Cynical Rob..

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  13. Rob @ Cynic Avatar

    You may feel old, but you’re not actually old – so that’s already better than the majority of us who feel ancient and aren’t that far behind in terms of reality either.

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  14. Northern Planner Avatar

    According to some, I’m grumpy far beyond my years.
    How old are you anyway?

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