Choices

Good Morning,

What do you want out of life? Do you spend a lot of time thinking
about the choices that have led you to your current point? Even when
things are going well it's hard for us to not think they could be
better if we had made smarter, better, braver, or wiser choices. It
is easy to drive oneself crazy with this type of thinking.

The road not taken is about the most seductive trick our minds can
play on us because it allows us to think only of picture perfect
outcomes and edit out the hard journey it would take to reach them.
What makes this line of thinking more detrimental is that it assumes
we are where we are and that's where we will stay. Worse yet we often
think it's all our fault! This is simply not true. Understanding the
choices we make and embracing them is probably one of the hardest
things we can do for ourselves, but it will set you free.

When we know what we want out of life and more importantly WHY WE
WANT IT, we begin to break down the illusion that we have lost
course. It's never too late to rediscover and reinvent yourself.
Maybe we can't run off to Hawaii to become champion surfers or become
virtuoso pianists, but we can rent a surfboard and take piano
lessons. We can make small changes everyday that nudge our life's in
the right direction. It's not as bold as "That's it I moving to
california!" but it will work as long as we are willing to look at,
learn and understand our motivations.

The real trick is patience and understanding. Have faith that your
choices are learning experiences and will always lead you to good if
you are only available to the lessons that come with them. So set a
goal for yourself and leave that alternative timeline thinking
behind, it is a new year and there is nothing to do but get started!

There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you
dare not start.

Peace and Love, Jim