Choices! How to make the right one in the face of uncertainty

There are two kinds of people walking on the surface of the earth, people who must make choices and people who life makes choices for. This article was inspired by a powerful sermon I heard on the 31st of December 2015.
So what is a Choice? According to Wikipedia " A choice involves mentally making a decision: judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them". Simple life choices may include what to wear, what to have for dinner or what movie to watch before going to bed. More complicated life choices may be which life partner to choose, what profession to pursue in life and all that kind of stuff. Many people see having choices as a good thing, depending on how you look at it, choices are good but faced with many alternatives may lead to confusion. Going back to the two kinds of people I talked about earlier, the first kind of people are those who life already makes their choices easier by offering them little or no choice and this make life less complicated and unfair at the same time because they are limited to a few to choose from. The second kind of people are people who on a regular are faced with alternatives and have to make choices, this choices may be hard if alternatives seem equally attractive. The major problem this kind of people face maybe discomfort in choosing and possibly making the wrong choice. Have you ever wondered why it takes people who have too many clothes a lot of time to find what to wear.....Many alternatives.

So how do you make the right choice from a number of alternatives in the midst of uncertainty....Hmmm! that must be hard. Having to make choices when every thing seems gloomy and blue is not the easiest of things, personally I have been in situations like that and it felt like being in between the devil and the deep blue sea, its even worse if you can't swim. The safest way to make the right choice in the midst of uncertainty is not to choose the most attractive option, you know why because even the attractiveness is uncertain, Remember? At that point nothing is sure so choosing the option with ribbons and ballons on it may not be a smart one. The best way to make the right choice with uncertainty steering back at you is to prioritize, you have to look within and ask yourself what you truly want and what make you happiest amongst all alternatives. When choices are made on the foundation of happiness the risk of discomfort and disappointment is less when things don't go as planned. When you make a choice based on things that are most important to you, you discover that at that point you can beat your chest and damn the consequences of the choice you made. Identifying for sure what's most important to you is not easy as well, because sentiments and emotions may come in the way but at that point you have to listen to your intuition, listen and be courageous to act in trust and in faith, even in the face of that which you fear the most.

So as you make those hard choices this year, listen to your heart, do not debate with your intuitions and make that choice that sets you on a roller coaster of joy, laughter and happiness.