The hands say almost as much as the face. Although, if you are using sign language, perhaps more. I chose the dark paper for this drawing because it seemed to match a pensive moment of thought or reflection. Either way, something is about to happen, after the thought process is finished.
That's the trick isn't it, following through decisively on our conclusions. But often we stay taking action for fear of the consequences. How liberating it is when we act. It does not mean that painful consequences are mitigated, but often, in the long run, we save ourselves much time and energy.
I had read, that our decision making processes are mostly a delaying tactic because, when tested, we usually make our decisions based upon emotion. We are not the rational beings we think we are. The angst of decision making and action taking arises from us attempting to rationalise for or against the emotive impulse. We are hardwired to action in an instant, as for our ancient ancestors, it made the difference between being prey or being the predator.
These instincts we still have, do not really fit that well into the large complex societies that we live in today. Therefor we seek outlets for them in sports, computer games and the like. We attempt to keep the beast tamed and trained. We are then shocked we ourselves or others lose control when under stress, and then react from a place of fear.
What if, we practised more acting from that authentic place of self, that one that has already made the decision? Where would we be then in our lives?
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