My Life In Crossroads

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I guess we all come to crossroads in our lives at times, don't we? My guess is that a lot of the time people are too distracted by the superficial things that are going on around them to even notices they are at a point where they can make a choice that will make a real and lasting difference in where the are going in life. Instead of recognizing the opportunity they avoid the task and miss the opportunity all together. I would think that some of these are the people who see every change as a threat to their security, the ones who bitch and complain about everything new, afraid to step outside the envelope of their own little world. These people would rather move along the same path just because there are no decisions for them to make and no questions to ask of themselves. We should all ask ourselves questions from time to time. All kinds of questions…… Who am I? Where am I going? What do I really want from life? What should I really change? How have I changed already? How can I grow into a better person? There is another extreme to be considered too. Not everyone stays on the same path because they fear the change, some out there make constant changes every time they come to a crossroads because they are so hungry to get out of the situation they are in or because they think they are being innovative (often merely following a fad) and make them because other influences are pulling them along for their own reasons (the media, a marketing firm, a consulting company even). Why aren't these people asking themselves the questions, why are they not thinking themselves through where they want to go? Often these people find themselves going backwards. If they are lucky, they may make enough turns at the crossroads (changes) to turn completely around to the point where they get themselves going in a good direction, unfortunately, after
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