F. Scott Fitzgerald once said "our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss." I couldn't agree more with that statement. Life is always giving you choices, opportunities, and risks to take... or not to take. There are those of us that take the most logical and sensible path. This is safe. This path has a clear and definite answer. Then there are others who do the daring and crazy path. This one has the greatest risk but can have the biggest reward. It's the opportunities we take or flat out ignore that makes each of us who we are.
I have had many opportunities in my life. Some I have taken head on while others I let slip through my hands. These choices, or opportunities, can be as simple as choosing to sleep in those extra couple of minutes instead of getting ready earlier. Deciding to get my homework done early instead of watching that next episode of One Tree Hill on Netflix. Opportunities can also be as complicated as deciding what I want to major in or if I am going to stay in a relationship with someone or not. Sometimes there is a definite black and white answer to your choices, while other times it's a mixture of grey.
Whatever opportunities that are presented to you in life, you have to make the decision for yourself. You have to decide for you, not for mom, not for dad, not for your sister, brother, aunt, uncle, boyfriend, or girlfriend, but for you. You are the one that lives with the consequences and the defining characteristics of your choice.
Life is always giving you opportunities and whether or not you take them defines who you are. Do you play it safe or risk losing it all?
