We make choices, without realizing in that moment how much they affect the rest of our lives.
And if we thought a little longer about the outcome,
weighed the pros and cons,
considered the pain,
imagined our future,
where would we be? Would we have made the same choice?
And if those choices hadn't been made,
would fate take over and make that choice for us anyway ?
The choices we make reflect the person we are, and the person we're becoming.
The choices we make affect so much more than we can see. It's a butterfly effect of chain reactions for all eternity.
We look back at the big decisions, the small decisions, the bad ones and the good ones. And we may laugh. Or cry. Depending on how much time has passed.
And we can't help but wonder, what if?
Sometimes there's no possible way of predicting the outcome and we have to dive in head first to find out.
Sometimes the outcome is clear.
Sometimes the outcome is obviously bad, but we choose it anyway.
Sometimes the outcome is obviously good, so we take advantage of it.
Sometimes, we ignore the outcome completely, and make blind decisions based on what we want now.
Those are the worst kind.
Though they may bring temporary happiness, it always ends.
Sometimes, when it does end, we still can't admit to ourselves that it was a bad decision, therefore preventing us from learning.
Therefore causing us to make the same decision again. And again. Until we just don't care anymore.
But as much as those mistakes sting down the road,
how else would we experience the grace that erases them?
These choices we make may push people out of our lives that we never wanted out,
they may change our plans,
they may break our hearts,
they may cause some unwanted drama,
but what if that's the point of it all?
What if our potential is in the way we rise from the mess we've made?
What if beauty hides in the unwanted change of direction?
What if?
Don't you want to find out?
And if we thought a little longer about the outcome,
weighed the pros and cons,
considered the pain,
imagined our future,
where would we be? Would we have made the same choice?
And if those choices hadn't been made,
would fate take over and make that choice for us anyway ?
The choices we make reflect the person we are, and the person we're becoming.
The choices we make affect so much more than we can see. It's a butterfly effect of chain reactions for all eternity.
We look back at the big decisions, the small decisions, the bad ones and the good ones. And we may laugh. Or cry. Depending on how much time has passed.
And we can't help but wonder, what if?
Sometimes there's no possible way of predicting the outcome and we have to dive in head first to find out.
Sometimes the outcome is clear.
Sometimes the outcome is obviously bad, but we choose it anyway.
Sometimes the outcome is obviously good, so we take advantage of it.
Sometimes, we ignore the outcome completely, and make blind decisions based on what we want now.
Those are the worst kind.
Though they may bring temporary happiness, it always ends.
Sometimes, when it does end, we still can't admit to ourselves that it was a bad decision, therefore preventing us from learning.
Therefore causing us to make the same decision again. And again. Until we just don't care anymore.
But as much as those mistakes sting down the road,
how else would we experience the grace that erases them?
These choices we make may push people out of our lives that we never wanted out,
they may change our plans,
they may break our hearts,
they may cause some unwanted drama,
but what if that's the point of it all?
What if our potential is in the way we rise from the mess we've made?
What if beauty hides in the unwanted change of direction?
What if?
Don't you want to find out?
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