Lesson Learned

 

I have heard retired people say they wished they had taken more RISKS during their lifetimes, because they have this perception that LIFE might have been better for them.

I don't subscribe to that philosophy about risks because life is full of risks every single day so taking more risks might not have made any difference.  However, I do believe that our lives are predetermined, regardless of the choices we make.

What I mean by this is that our lives end up exactly where they were supposed to have ended, regardless of us thinking we were moving in a different direction.

I disliked taking classes in college where I had to stand up in front of people and avoided jobs where that was part of the requirements....  HOWEVER, I ended up being a teacher and most of my career in management was spent standing up in front of people.

GO FIGURE???

So, the big lesson learned is that your life is going to unfold in a certain direction regardless of where you want it to go.  I don't know what that happens, but it does.

If you want to be a doctor and you end up being a doctor, then your life was predetermined for you to be a doctor.

I spent most of my life trying to FIND MYSELF...  going in this direction or that direction, hoping this would be a direction I would like.  None of that made any difference.

Just let your life unfold.  Pick an area that you think you would like but don't be surprised if you end up in an entirely different direction when all is said and done.   Let it happen.