Choices

‘Choices…so many choices’.  I think of the musical my daughter was in as a teenager.  Why would these lyrics stick in my mind so long after so many years?  Most likely because the event as well as the song are indicative of life.  On occasion, some choices are easier than others.  I will take a piece of chocolate over a vegetable any day.  However, if I was offered a carrot cake, the decision gets harder.  But life’s decisions are not all about chocolate and cake! 

When I was young there were many times my parents made choices for me.  Even personal choices were made from the mindset of my parents.  We were raised on Disney and Lawrence Welk. With a little bit of Hee Haw thrown in.  Interestingly I live close to Disneyland and the land of tiny bubbles now.  As a much older adult, I control my mind better than when I was younger; it has become ‘managed’ and popped back into reality more quickly after visiting Disneyland.  Almost humorously, The Welk Resort is a more familiar feeling now that we live in an area full of retirees. 

As much as my heart has a fondness for some of the comforts in Texas where I grew up, my family is better suited in California.  And I am quite the entertainment at football games.  Our suburb looks similar to the area I grew up in with olive trees that mimic mesquite trees and rolling hills like the Hill Country in Texas.  The lake nearby is smaller than back home but it satisfies my water urge I didn’t realize I had.  Our neck of the woods in California is very much as reported, almost paradise, for the United States anyway.  Most importantly, I am happy here as I feel more like who I am meant to be.  

The choices I have made over the years were not always easy, especially the one not to return to my native State, but I look at them all as growth spurts.  Some hurt more than others.  Some I wish I could do over.  Some I can still smile and enjoy the memory.  The most important realization is to learn and evolve from them rather than allow them to stunt your growth. Give yourself space to grow whether it is on 5 acres or a studio apartment downtown.  You deserve to be all you were meant to be.  –The Evolving Mother

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