Second Chances

I have had to reinvent my life and I no longer am a business owner. I work for other people. I never thought I would ever do that again. We had a very successful business and for whatever reasons, don’t anymore.

I have learned that you have to find the good in the bad. Maybe my life had to change to allow me to find my true passions again. All I know is that it all could have been much worse. I thank God everyday that it wasn’t. I have to learn to make the best of what is now. I have to trust Him to put me on the right paths and remember to include Him in the right direction each day.

I was married for fourteen years to my kid’s dad. When we divorced I felt like a failure. I still have trouble letting those feelings go. Divorce for me was almost as bad as the death. My Dad dropped dead of a heart attack while jogging around the block when I was twenty six. And just recently my ex husband found out that he had lung cancer and within four months he was dead. He actually died on his birthday. Today is my anniversary. I have since remarried and ironically, we are celebrating our fourteenth year as well. Some people don’t get second chances. I have been given them time and time again. I need to realize just how many blessings I truly have and embrace them. I have been scared to death of happiness. Perhaps I think that if you have it, it is something that can be taken away in a blink of an eye.

Sometimes second chances are a new marriage, a new job, a financial wind fall… or maybe, it is just the realization of second chances. It is never too late to go for that dream! To realize that just waking up is another opportunity to make a difference. It is never too late to appreciate second chances. I know this as I finally am able to pick up my proverbial pen to put more of the words inside of me down on paper.