Dove Chocolate and Life

There are times when I think of a lot of "what ifs" - I had a lot of mentions of other jobs to apply for in California, what if I pursued them - What if I never left The Toland Group - what if I started my own company in 2008 when I was thinking about doing that - what if shrugged off Brian when he got cold feet when we were first dating - What if I had saved my money in my 20's rather than buy all those new clothes, boots, haircuts and facials - I wonder where I'd be today...

But then there are days, like one morning last week, when I talk to my husband on the phone and he holds the phone to Mary so I can sing to her. They both sound so good, so happy, so healthy and I know I am in a really good place then.

Then I got into work and grab a little Dove chocolate treat from a desk down the hall. They have little fortunes inside of them and here's what mine said:

"You are exactly where you are supposed to be"

Thank you, little Dove chocolate treat - for reinforcing this, you have funny timing.

A good friend of mine once said, "If you do what you believe is right in your heart, you will never doubt yourself later." So later, even if I realize I made a dumb decision and should have gone another way - I know I did what believed it to be right at the time, and I find great peace in that.

Every decision I have made in the past 38 years has led me to be the person I am today, the wife and mommy I am today. All in all, I think it's a pretty good place.