“yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there’s still time to change the road you’re on.”

This is one of my all-time favorite lyrics. I can’t recall who, but I remember one of my friends using it as their quote in our high school yearbook. I wasn’t a huge Led Zeppelin fan, but this line really struck a chord in me. Still, I never thought much about it.

Well, it has turned out to be so true in my own life.

There have been many, MANY times when I have felt totally trapped and lost in life. Whether it was a toxic relationship or an even more toxic job, it’s never easy to just walk away and start over. But I have done it. A few times. And it’s definitely made me the person I am today.

I love change. I embrace it fully. I went through a phase in NYC when I would only sublet apartments because I didn’t want to be tied into a year lease. A year! It was really not that long but I couldnt handle the pressure. It all seemed so…final. That’s why it is so ironic that I had only purchased homes in Florida since moving here. One was bought and sold within 7 months, followed by a short-term rental and then another home purchase. Somehow it doesnt bother me as much here – _ guess I figure there will always be some snowbird looking to rent.

But my father and many therapists have always reminded me that there is nothing in life that can’t be changed, fixed, for the better. I love that and totally believe it, too. I have lived it, and still do. The path we are on can always be changed. Life is not prison.

Life is ours to be LIVED.