Defining moments..

Have you ever had one of those moments in your life where you inspired to change in a big way or.. to finally decide to take a step toward something you’ve been wanting all your life?  I’m sure defining moments have been described a bit better than that.. but at any rate, I would love to hear about yours.

I have so many dreams.  So many paths which I want to take, but I don’t know where to start, where to start narrowing them down.  I have the first fruits of everything, it seems.  But I’m not excellent at any one thing.  I’m a fourth year engineering student.  While I may have the aptitude for it, I certainly don’t love it.  I love music.  I love cooking.  I love desserts and picture-perfect pastries.  I also like a competitive environment that requires leadership and teamwork.  The corporate atmosphere.  I like working on my own hours.

I dream that one day I will own my own business.  It’ll involve something I am passionate about and I will be successful at it.  I don’t know what it is I’ll do, but I do know I want to get there somehow.  I know the steps I am taking, the decisions I’m making will have an impact on the path to there, or whether or not I’ll even get there.

We’re planting seeds in our lives every day with the decisions we make.  Every moment counts.  Every time you decide to take the easy way out,

to take a nap,

to avoid conflict,

to stay silent when your opinion is loud in clear in your own head,

to get lost in the past,

to get buried in guilt,

to regret “those moments,”

to hold a grudge,

You’re moving away from something else.

Every time you stand up for yourself,

lead the way,

choose to do what is right,

go against the crowd,

hold fast to what you believe in despite the circumstances,

persevere,

learn from your mistakes and move forward,

forgive someone before they ask for forgiveness,

love someone who hates you,

raise your voice when things are just not right,

you are moving toward something great.

It’s the small things that count.  I love the quote “We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”  That makes all the difference.

I don’t know how I ended up with that.  I guess the lesson of the day is to embrace every moment.  How cliche.  But seriously, it is true.  We can all define moments where we’ve made huge decisions that have changed our lives, but I think that every moment has contributed to us moving in a certain direction.  Are the choices you are making today the right choices for you?