Ten years from now, our biggest regrets will likely be the decisions we never made. Sitting on choices can feel safe—it gives short-term comfort and shields us from risk—but the true cost is invisible: lost time and missed opportunities.
Think deeply about decisions that are hard to reverse, and once you commit, stand by them. For choices you can revisit, act early, learn, and adjust along the way. The worst trap isn’t a wrong decision—it’s being stuck with the wrong person, partner, or path, unable or unwilling to move. Life offers no easy scripts for these moments.
The key is awareness—knowing which decisions matter most and how to approach them. Build a strategy for choices that can’t easily be undone. And when you find yourself trapped, reward small progress and keep your eyes on the larger purpose. Sometimes, the only wisdom is to accept the cost of being stuck while still finding grace in moving forward.
When we can’t change our situation, we can still choose how we walk through it. That, too, is freedom.
