Choosing Isn’t Always that Simple. But Sometimes It’s All We’ve Got.

A desperate attempt to get out of my head.

Mandy Osterhaus Ream
Age of Empathy
Published in
5 min readJun 23, 2023

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Photo by Nikolas Noonan on Unsplash

At first, I thought the title of this might be, “I Forgot I Have a Choice.” But then I kept wondering, “Do I really have a choice?” Can I just decide not to feel this way? Can I really fake it ’til I make it? Then, I wondered if I had any other options except choosing.

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Mandy Osterhaus Ream
Age of Empathy

Part-time professor. Full-time woman in middle age. Happiest in water. Her work can be found on mandyosterhausream.com.