Maze of Life

The above maze is not like any you have encountered before.  There is not just one correct way through.  Start at the spot in the middle and work your way to one of the outside spots.  Then you can start again and work your way to another of the outside spots.  There are no dead ends in this maze, just a variety of choices.  Just like life.

Right Turn

Left Turn

Traveling straight ahead

U-turn

Yield

Starting to see red

This choice

That choice

Circling in my head

This friend

That friend

Hearing what they said

This school

That job

Going back to bed

This way

That way

Lots of ways to tread

Circle here

Cirlce there

Such is the life I've led

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda.  Ever play that game?  It has it's advantages.  It has it's downfalls.  It is a good game to play if you learn from your past.  It is a dangerous game if it keeps you from moving forward. 

Life is full of choices.  I have made decisions that I question.  I have moments that I wonder what I was thinking.  But every choice, every decision, every step has led me to this place in my life.  Every left, every right, every u-turn has made me the person I am right now.  Good or bad this is where I am.  If I look back and don't move forward then I miss the glory of today.  If I ponder the past and move forward then I appreciate every moment. 

There have been times that I have questioned the decisions of my children.  I express my concerns and then support there choices.  Sometimes they choose the hard way and question their path.  My advice to them; go through it, learn from it, and move on.  It is what it is.  Life is not a direct path from one point to another.  If we learn along the way, become a better person every day and appreciate the beauty along the way then our life has meaning and is worthwhile.

Life is in the living not the destination.

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