Just Happy in the Shoes You're Wearing

I've found myself at times,
wondering if my life should be different.

I know it COULD be.
Things could always be one way or another,
this way or that.

If maybe I had just done this differently.
Or maybe if I said this instead of that.

Our lives are an amalgamation of decisions that lead us to wherever we are today.

I'd be lying to say,
that I haven't at times questioned those decisions,
and wondered how my life would have panned out,
if I had done things differently.
It drives me nuts.

And all it brings is feelings of confusion and regret.

As silly as I may feel quoting this,
in his song "Red Rag Top" Tim McGraw caught my attention with a rather insightful line.

"Well you do what you do and you pay for your sins, and there's no such thing as what might've been that's a waste of time; drive you outta your mind."

Whether it's true or not I've found that line reminds me to stand by my choices,
own up to thing's I've done, and move forward without looking back.

Your past is important, yes,
but you exist in the present and live for the future.
Don't let notion of "What if?" keep you from being happy.

You are right where you need to be.