Crossroads

There are several sets of crossroads that we reach in life.  Every time we come to an intersection we are faced with a choice.  One road leads toward something.  Another road leads away, and toward something else.

Often, our crossroads lead one way toward our goals.  The other choice leads away from what we really want.

Curiously, the road that goes toward our goal, or our dream life, looks frightening to travel.  There are weeds growing in the pavement.  Debris up ahead barring the path.  It looks...impossible.

Many stop at the crossroads and see a clearer alternative.  Brick paved alleys, ease and luxury...so it would seem.  "That's not my dream life but I could be happy" we tell ourselves.

My friend, it is not so much the things we do in life that we regret as we get older, but the things we didn't do.  When you are terrified, not of failing, but of not trying, you are in a position of unusual power.

Use that power to go toward your dream life.  Don't take that gilded path before you.  Start trudging through those weedy, difficult places.  Make the hard choices.  Don't take the wrong road at the crossroads.

In the end it's your life we are talking about.