Prepare

Dictionary day again and I have no idea what word I will pick.  Fortunately today my finger fell upon a word I had heard of and used.  “Prepare” as in, make ready.  I was not prepared for that one.
I do think that being prepared is a good thing.  I tend to be prepared way early to be prepared for any emergencies that may come up.  If they don’t then well and good.  If they do I feel I have allowed enough time to deal with a situation.
There are emergencies which no amount of planning can prepare me for.  In those cases decisions need to be on the go.  It is hoped that right decisions are made at the time.
I have a thing about haste.  My preferred method with decisions that really matter with time is available, is to give it time to consider it.  I find with this preparation I am more likely to choose wisely.  It is not an excuse for inaction but a means of weighing up.  I know I need to get the balance between spontaneity and caution right.  Looking at the way I do things I do think it is right that I have gotten more cautious as I have gotten older.  To me that is not always a good thing.
I am big on balance, and it seems to me the balance is best determined by preparation.  Sometimes a lot of preparation is required and sometimes hardly any.  In most cases where hardly any preparation is required, it is because it seems I have been there and done that (not necessarily the same but similar) and know what to do.
It is my thinking that preparation is so important.  I am preparing for a task at the moment, and it has not been straight forward to do.  The person I am going to do it with suggested maybe the job itself will be easier than organizing it.
To me that definitely may be the case, but as in all things for me preparation is key.  As much as possible I like to be prepared.  Where I can’t be I am happy to wing it and where possible call on previous preparation.