Good as the base line...

We're all aware of the life-cycles; good situations generally follow bad ones, etc. Often times, though, we tend to make decisions, or are more likely to make precipitous ones when we are at the bottom of down cycle instead of making them when we're riding the crest of the wave.

It would seem to me that we would always benefit when we make plans as we find ourselves at our very best, when are our minds are clear, our mood is upbeat and our outlook is decidedly positive. Once the course of action has been decided in that manner, we just have to stay with it, even during these times when the storm is raging and nothing good seems to be expected...