What To Do

In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing. – Theodore Roosevelt

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But how do we know what the “right” thing is?

Sometimes we know, sometimes we don’t . . . take your best guess and act.

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But what if we’re afraid to do the wrong thing?

Examine the fear, see if it’s rational . . . mitigate any risk as best you can and act.

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Feel frozen and “can’t” act?

Ask yourself what you have, that you want more (than what you say you want), and see if it’s worth being stuck for . . . and then act (somehow, someway).

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