My sister once told me she watched me reinvent myself again and again.  I reinvent myself, I thought?  I had no idea I did that.  I guess I get bored easily and want to try new things, but I never thought of it as reinvention.

But many times in my life I’ve come to a crossroad and had to choose.  What did I want to do, what did I have to do, and what was the best thing for me to do. 

I often regretted my choices, but I made the best of them after they were done.  Life is like a box of chocolates, per Forrest Gump, and he was right.   

I recently talked to a friend about choices and the things in life you want to do.  She was at a crossroad in her life and seemed to need advice.  I had none to give.  I’ve made lots of choices in my life but the one thing I tried to always do was be true to myself. Because at the end of the day, you sleep with yourself.  And there is a voice inside your that head says, you always wanted to do that and now it is too late.

I resolve that here at the end of my life (no, I’m not dying, but I’m not young anymore) I will smell the roses, no matter the thorns.  I will make the journey no matter the cost, I will write the book even if no one ever reads it, and I will love unconditionally, even if it hurts.  Because that is what a human being is put on the earth to do; love, make choices, and live the life they are given. I won’t regret my choices, I will live them and enjoy them.

That is my advice to you; live your life and enjoy every moment. You never know when it will be over.