Paganistan: Notes from the Secret Commonwealth
In Which One Midwest Man-in-Black Confers, Converses & Otherwise Hob-Nobs with his Fellow Hob-Men (& -Women) Concerning the Sundry Ways of the Famed but Ill-Starred Tribe of Witches.
Witches Don't Dither; Witches Decide
Hey, can I tell you something, one witch to another?
Witches don't dither. Witches decide.
If it's got to be either Yea or Nay, choose one. Weigh the facts and your feelings; consult those whose opinions you respect. All other things being equal, consult divination.
Then make a decision, and own it. Commit. In the end, it may be a good decision or a bad one, but at least you've taken initiative.
In the end, dithering is a refusal of responsibility. I'll let someone else—maybe the “Flow”—decide. Then if it goes wrong, it's not my fault.
But, of course, it is my fault. I could have done something, but I didn't.
For witches, initiative is everything. For witches, it's better to make a bad decision than it is to make no decision.
That's why witches don't dither.
Witches decide.
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Wednesday, 18 July 2018The group Rush had a song called "Freewill". I will never forget the line: "If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice."
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"The roads are littered with squirrels who couldn't make a choice."