Realization

Do you ever have those moments when you realize that all your choices made up until this point have lead to where you are right now? I've been having those moments all week. Many people look back at their lives with regret...regret over choices made, opportunities not pursued, ended relationship...But what I have learned is that regret has no place in my life. I am thankful for lost opportunities, because they only lead to opportunities found. Sure, there are things I could've done thingsdifferently in my life...but where would I be right now had I made other choices? Could I be better off? Yes...but I could also be worse off...really it's 50/50 isn't it? So why do we often leach onto the idea that our lives might've been greater? -- Me, I like to believe that every choice I've made has lead me to the happiness I've found today. The hard times have made the good times easier...the sadness has made the happiness that much brighter.