Bittersweet Memories

It is not cool to be bitter just because you did not pursue your dreams when things were easier and you had fewer obligations. Yes, these limbo years are marked with uncertainty, whether or not we chose the right path or if it's too late to go after the early dreams of our childhood. What happens along the way? Life happens and we settle so we can move on with the rest of our lives. We get involved in relationships, we take risks that don't work out, we get hurt, we face disappointment and so we get scared. Well, that's just too darn bad. The idea that life will turn out exactly the way we want is youthful idealistic thinking. That is over now, but the good news is that you are much smarter than you were in your twenties. I look back on my life today and thank God that He steered me clear of some stuff. I am doing a little of what I wanted to do by writing this blog and sharing my writing. I am not trying out for the Dallas Cowboy cheerleading team as I planned roller-skating on Adams Avenue when I was six years old. Darn it! I just getting into shape for it too, but the time commitment is too much for me right now. So what am I doing? I am starting a class on Tuesday so I can finish/start my Master's degree and I did this writing contest in November to write a 50k word novel in a month. The book is nowhere near ready for publication but it's a start. So what are you doing? If you have not rethought your life goals as I have been doing lately, maybe you are okay and satisfied. When it starts to gnaw at you, your old dreams, deal with them head on and do not let that bitterness sink into you.