The Road Not Taken...

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.--Robert Frost

Robert Frost said it better than anyone; two roads appear, and you have to choose between them. Lately, I've been thinking about the road that I didn't take. Two days before I was offered my current job, I was offered a job with the State of Minnesota. I accepted, but then received the job offer from my current employer. I revoked my acceptance with the State, mostly because my current employer was willing to pay me $12,000 more a year. With as much student loan debt as I have, I needed the extra money. So, I took the other job, knowing that it might take me on a different path.

I'm sure we've all had these thoughts before. What if I had taken that other job? What if I didn't turn down that date? What if that relationship hadn't ended? What if I hadn't driven down that road at that time? However, I believe that life works out how it is supposed to. We make choices in life, and we have to accept those choices. It's nice to think about the road not taken, and imagine what life could have been, but it will drive you crazy if you dwell and obsess over it. If life isn't what you want, then make choices to change it, as hard as those choices might be.

All in all, I'm content with my life. I'm not quite in the career that I want, but I'm only 27. Hopefully, I have about 50 years of working left in me (I went to school for so long that I want to enjoy the fruits of my labor well into my 70s!), and that should be plenty of time to take another path.