Choosing to Change the Dream

That day you wake up and realize, life is not what you planned.... If I had mapped life out at 18, I would likely not be here today. My dream job was becoming a best-selling author. I started school as an English/Journalism major, and ended with a Business degree and working in the Insurance Industry for 20 years. But life is not meant to be planned. Life is meant to be lived. 

That career, while not my dream job, has afforded me the balance and ability to live my life the way I desired. I have been able to stay involved as a parent, while working from home, in so many aspects of my children's lives. Now, I'm working on becoming an empty nester, and re-evaluating those dreams and plans. 

Life is all about what we make it. I was taught, and have taught my children, that everyday is a choice. A choice to make it a good day, a choice to work hard, a choice to move forward. I've lived my life with no regrets, and if there is more that I want to accomplish, then today is up to me to make those choices.