Sometimes life just gets it right.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
-Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamson

All too often we play the "what if.." game. What if I had never studied abroad that summer? What if I were in grad school? What if I were teaching in Spain? What if I never started selling my paintings? The "what if.." game is a stupid game. You can't change what's already happened. And if you could go back and do it all over again, would you want to do things differently?

I'm gonna go with a "no" on this one. It's difficult to regret the past when I am so completely satisfied with where I am now. Is this what I planned for myself? Absolutely not. But that's okay, because it's better than anything I could have ever hoped for. And I'm 100% aware of how cheesy I sound right now, but I'm alright with that.

Okay, so I know that I said the "what if.." game is a stupid game. I take it back. What if all the choices you made were all the right ones? What if life unravels just as it's supposed to? What if you get everything you ever wanted?

That version of the "what if.." game I can do.

One more: What if you really are just that awesome? Bet you are.