Have you ever thought about how different things could be if you just hadn’t made that one decision? People underestimate how much one tiny, seemingly insignificant choice can change the ways things are. It’s crazy how, at the time, you don’t seem to realize the changes; however, once you look back, it’s all different. It’s as if you’ve changed, not only your own life, but the lives of those around you. Oh yes, our decisions (no matter how small they seem) affect every single person that has some connection to us.
I’ve been thinking lately about all the decision I’ve made in my life. I don’t regret any decisions. Why regret something that I once thought was the best for me? It’s pointless. I have, however, starting thinking about the “what if…” scenarios.
- What if I hadn’t made friends with…?
- What if I hadn’t gone to…?
- What if I hadn’t been with…?
- What if I had said…?
- What if I had done…?
- What if I lived…?
- What if I hadn’t tried to…?
- What if I hadn’t hidden…?
As you can see, there are a plethora of “what if…” questions that are going through my mind. Believe me when I say there are more where those came from. Thing is, I realized that no matter how many times I ask myself these questions… no matter how many times I come up with alternate endings to the situations… and no matter how long I try to wish myself into a time when things were simpler, things won’t change. I made those decisions. Those decisions affected my life. My life is now where it’s supposed to be (according to those oh-so-lovely choices). I have to admit, although I know that things aren’t going to change (those decisions I made, have been made and cannot be re-made), it’s fun to think about what could have been. To think that something as small as choosing whether or not to go to eat at a certain restaurant could change the entire flow of things is….insane!
It’s funny how life works though, isn’t it? Things we never thought would happen (both good and bad), happen. People who we never thought would make an impact (both positive and negative), do make an impact.
Things change. That’s life. Nothing ever stays the same for too long. We make decisions and watch them change the way our lives are headed.
Verse of the day:
2 Corinthians 5:21 “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
Quote of the Day:
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
--Samuel Butler, the younger
