The Price of Delay

Difficult discussions that you know you need to have but put off lead to rumination, a highly destructive process. It causes anxiety, stress, and high levels of distraction. As humans, we have a higher obligation, not just to God, but to each other. People are depending on you to do your part, so why do you delay? Why do you hold back?

Think of the excitement you feel when one of your children does a good deed without prompting, whether it’s something brave or something small. Consider how you feel when a friend shares their personal triumph of finally having that tough conversation with someone. What would you advise this same friend if they told you they were delaying the conversation? Would you not encourage them to go and speak to the other person? Yet, you delay your own action as if you are somehow different. You are not.

You know firsthand the relief that comes on the other side of such conversations. At a minimum, you have heard others speak of the weight that feels lifted after engaging in this effort. Take a dose of your own prescription and do what you know needs to be done. You only poison your own happiness and fight against nature by delaying.