I wonder if I knew years ago what I knew today, how different would my life have been. I can't think of all the possibilities, and I don't want to.

I wish I had paid more attention in school. I wish I had hugged the people I cared about more. I wish I has picked less career choices.

I am glad I wish these things and more. These are only a few examples. I am glad I don't regret many things. I thought that wishing for something that could not come true was futile.

I was so wrong. Actually wishing for the unchangable to change serves a purpose for me.

It reminds me that the choices I make determine the way my life unfolds.

So in an effort to control my own destiny, I have another wish. I wish for me that I will take what I know now, and use it to follow the right trail.

-dcalien