I’ve been thinking about decisions in the last couple of days, particularly those decisions that change the course of a life. Granted, every decision we make creates a new path, but whether I have toast or cereal for breakfast won’t make much difference in the long run. I’m thinking of decisions that cause real change.
I was a nursing major in college for a short time. It seemed like a nice service-oriented profession and required a strong science background. I was good in science, but I didn’t feel that good about my major. I made a decision to take a career interest test. It showed me my interest in nursing was practically nil, but that I loved languages. I then made the decision to switch colleges and switch my major to Greek with a double minor of Bible and linguistics. I was a much happier person and planned to be a Bible translator with Wycliffe. But to join them, I had to pay off my college bills. To make money, I made the decision to take a job in a library. That decision changed the direction of my life. I fell in love with the job, got my Masters of Library Science and became a professional librarian. Then one of my friends from the library moved to Portland, Oregon from Rochester, New York. I made the decision to visit her and fell instantly in love with the Pacific Northwest. I’ve live her for more than 25 years now. Decision after decision after decision changed my life in ways I never dreamed of.
So here’s my point. We make decisions every minute of every day. Only a very few make a real difference, but it’s not always easy to tell which those will be. I was only looking for a little adventure when I visited my friend, but I found a life.
What decisions face you right now or in the near future? Take a risk; step out; follow your heart, and it may lead you into a great adventure – or a new life.
Funny thing about decisions–sometimes you don’t know what the really big ones were until much, much later!
Comment by shari burke — June 27, 2008 @ 2:43 pm |