Just a thought...

I have often heard people say 'You made your choice, now you have to live with it!'... But the older I get, the more I learn about life, the more I doubt the accuracy of such a statement.

For example, if I chose to be a dustbin man in my teenage years, should I always live with it? Or what if I did drugs and became a drug addict, does that mean I should just accept the fact that I am hooked on drugs? After all that was my choice.

Such a statement leaves a very bleak picture for the ability we have to make a better future for ourselves. Perhaps a more accurate sentiment would be to say that we have to live with the consequences of our choices, but we do not have to live with our choices.

If I make a poor decision in my life, it is within my power to make another choice. A better choice. Or at least I hope it will be a better choice.

Changing your mind, admitting that you made a poor decision however requires courage. It takes a brave person to admit they were wrong, and it takes a strong person to try and change the path of their life.