In With the New.

A Do-Over

When I look at the living room of my cabin, I embrace my new life. I see a visual display of this monumental change in my life. My living space is completely different. My life is completely different. I am completely different. And I am truly embracing this new life. My new furniture and decor make me feel empowered and comforted all at the same moment. A friend reminded me tonight that I said something to them when they went through a divorce: “You get a do-over.” And I realize that I, indeed, do too. I’m not going to waste it. We have one life. I am discovering that I get to choose my path. I never thought I could. I thought obligations to others were more important than myself. I used to think I didn’t have a choice. But it has dawned on me that I do. I have a choice in how I write the last chapters of my life. Everybody does. I am probably like a multitude of others. I never realized my own power to create. I create my life by every choice I make. This has not always proven to be a good thing. Some choices have led to painful consequences. But today I am doing something different. I am becoming intentional about the choices I make, realizing that those choices create my destiny. I hold within me the power to choose.