Choosing Paths and Avoiding Paths

July 19, 2025- Saturday- 

Topic of the Day: Dirt roads and autobahns. Remember some roads you took and why. And some you avoided and why. 

The roads we take in life versus the roads we don’t take. As a teenager and young adult, I was not prepared to make lifelong decisions. I had no mentor. I had no guidance. My parents were disengaged. I was on my own. My life choice for a profession came down to music education or nursing. God equipped me to be a nurse better than a music professional and thankfully I listened and followed that path rather than music. I was still able to follow my enjoyment of music, but it wasn’t all encompassing.

Next, I was faced with an interpersonal relationship decision and again, God directed me onto the right path and decided to give myself to my wife now of 44 years. Other path choices were primarily profession related. I left inpatient nursing and went to procedural nursing which allowed me some great opportunities. I didn’t always make the best decisions, but I did well. My move to IT may have been my best professional decision since I became so dissatisfied with nursing in general.

I failed in my pursuit of financial independence through insurance annuities and trusts, but I learned from the experience. I also learned much in accomplishing my master’s degree, not just in the subject matter of adult education, but in my own persistence and applying practical knowledge to my everyday work.

I still want to choose paths at 70 years old. I’m not finished learning or experiencing new things. I still have goals to pursue and things I need to do to improve myself. I don’t feel I’m finished yet. What are the specifics, I don’t know but I will be ready to choose.