Whatever you attempt to do, even with the most noble intentions, someone will say you shouldn’t do it. And once done, someone will say you shouldn’t have done it.
If it’s the right thing to do, do it anyway.
If you’re not sure it’s the right thing to do, do what you think is best.
Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing – wait – prepare – but do not mistake procrastination for prudence.
You can feel the difference, most of the time. Waiting can be a conscious decision, but in those cases it feels like determination. Procrastination generates anxiety.
Warren Bluhm is an award-winning community journalist, twice winner of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s prestigious Robert T. Wright Memorial Award as the best local columnist in the state. His voice was heard in thousands of radio newscasts from Green Bay to Ripon for 22 years, and his words were featured in thousands of newspaper editions for more than a quarter-century after that. He has had a digital presence since 2005 with blog posts he has collected in 10 books to date, and he has seven additional works and collections of his fiction.
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