Stop the world!

# Chapter 129

Life often feels like a ride that you can’t stop or control or manage very well. Randy Stonehill sang a song back in the late 70’s, “Stop the World I wanna get off” and there is some of this sentiment in that song. The thing is, we make a decision and then we take action, and then consequences happen. Often far more reaching than we had planned or anticipated. And yes, not deciding and not taking action has its own consequences and probably most likely far worse than with us at the helm, but consequences and containment are things you cannot fully anticipate.

You cannot understand all the consequences of your choices and so living with them can be frustrating and lead you to more actions and decisions which compound your consequences and maybe your frustrations. Now you can better understand Stonehill’s Stop the World, this thing just keeps building and building and how do you stop it?

You have the power! You started it, and you can own it and change it and ride it out with a great attitude. Sure you might have to dig deeper than you ever have before, but this is mostly just perspective and ownership - the more ownership you have of these decisions, the easier it is to have a great attitude and to change things mid-stream, and then to live with THOSE consequences. The best way to get started is to remember rule number one of cowboy logic - when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.