Carpe Vida....what if...

I just finished watching an episode of a TV show I like. In this episode the characters examine their lives in perspective after a plane crash, and stop to consider the choices they made and where they led them. Today has been an ordinary day for me, no major events, no shocks, no plane crashes, but as I sat and watched these characters' actions, I also took a step back and wondered "what if I hadn't taken the path I did?"

I know it's useless to look back and question the choices we made, but I do think it's wise to be thankful for what we have and acknowledge the fact that, call it fate, luck or free will, those choices led us to this point in our lives. I know it's cliché, and that it's been used in virtually any movie with scenes including flashbacks to a specific point where a character accidentally bumps into someone and that affects the ending, but there is some truth to that sequence.

I began to think, what if I hadn't shown up that day? What if I had backed off? What if I hadn't trusted you? What if I had never dumped my ex? What if the guy I fell for hadn't rejected me? What if I had just clicked "exit" and moved on?

All I know is I'll never be able to say how thankful I for the choices I made.