Episode 17: Past Tense Perfection

The past.  A collection of moments that have long since happened, an intricate network of decisions and outcomes woven together to form what becomes our lives as we know it.  At any given point, we face a crossroads.  A path to chose, and a path to ignore.  What our life becomes hinges on these decisions.  Every moment in life is brought to us by the decisions we have made before.  Sometimes its within a few hours, sometimes a few weeks, and other times, its a decision we made years ago.  Once that moment passes, we can't undo the action we have taken, and the path we have chosen becomes our reality. How many of us will turn our heads backward, and look back at and question those decisions we have made?  What could our lives have been if we had turned left instead of right, made a different career choice or relocated? The possibilities are endless!  At the end of the day though, does it really serve any useful purpose?  Does looking back help us move forward?  I dive in today and talk about all of the places I could have went, pondering how my life might have turned out. I have always wondered where I could have been if I had followed my first dream of becoming a physician.   As I travel along my later 30's I am starting to see all of the places I could have been.  But...would my life have been the same?  Would I still be happy to be where I am right now?  Today, I share my thoughts and feelings on the topic with you, as I explore my own past.  I share with you how I learned to embrace my past, and look happily toward my future. As always, thank you for being a part of this journey with me!  I look forward to sharing Episode 18 with you in a few short weeks!