Making Decisions

I’m going to paraphrase the most honest and amazing words anyone has recently spoken to me:

“I know this is a lot to think about and I’m throwing a lot at you all at once. Just think about it, but don’t obsess or dwell on your decision. It may feel like this is that crossroads in your life, that huge choice where if you make the wrong one you’ll regret it for the rest of your life. The truth is, there is no wrong decision here, and if you look back one day and regret the choice you made just remember every reason that influenced your decision. And even if ten years down the line you wished that you had made a different choice, you’ll always understand why you did what you did.”

Coming from someone that I look up to and have an immense amount of respect for, this made my day. Now I just have to make my decision…

Posted on August 31, 2010

fyeahafrica:

sapphrikah:

i-am-the-lighthouse:

Diagram of countries in the Failed States Index by the think-tank Fund For Peace. Nations ranked “Alert” in red, “Warning” in orange, “Moderate” in yellow, and “Sustainable” in green.

The top 10 most unstable states are:

Somalia, Chad, Sudan, Zimbabwe, DR Congo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Central African Republic, Guinea and Pakistan.

Most of the failed states are in Africa.

I’ll be posting on what we need to do about that soon.

Read more about the Failed States Index.