"Life is what happens while your busy making other plans"
~John Lennon (1957)
The funny thing about life is, you always seem to find yourself at these "crossroads", or turning points in our life. In some cases the decisions seem simple, effortless. Often other times we are given long periods on which to ponder these choices; was it the right move to leave friends/ loved ones behind, or stay while other places and people change direction. We make these choices in effect, to take better opportunities. Whether it be furthering ourselves, relationships or career prospects. They are defining moments in our lives, which set us on the path to where we are today and will be in the future. The ultimate goal being to enrich the lives we have in one fashion or another. People change, so do their priorities, that's just how it works. Yes I know this to be common knowledge, but sometimes knowing it and seeing/accepting it are two totally different things. College, a new family, children, a career, travel, they are all street signs at the turning points in the road of life.
Reflecting on these choices can be easy and quick, or slow and difficult. I suppose that depends on a few factors; First whether we're making small or big change. Next, whether you felt you made them for the right or wrong reasons i.e. was it the easy way, or the difficult one. Is it whats best for you or someone else etc. Whatever the reason, it tends to correlate with the amount of time spent wondering the inevitable "what if's" in life. Again for everyone and every situation it's different. Any way you look at it, two things happen. Time seems to fly by much faster as we get older. Also we often wonder how things may have been, if we'd done things differently.
It's my opinion, that at these rare moments in life when we take time to reflect on our choices, we get a quick glance at who we were, who we are and where we're headed. The end-all goal being universal, what makes us happiest? It's been my experience that life should be lived with as few regrets as possible. It's also easier than one might think. If you stop to realize that everything, good or bad (used loosely) you've experienced up to now, has shaped the person you see in the mirror. Thus no matter how bumpy the road may have been at some points, it all leads here, now. hopefully you like what you see. And if your not quite there yet, don't worry, it's likely just around the next turn. When it all comes down to it, it's what you do with the people you care about (you, family, friends, loved ones), that matters the most.
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