– often

If you type the word ‘often’ into Google you will be met with the result… frequently; many times.
Well, what if you put three small letters in front of that… not. Not often.
Often is a funny word, because it can lead to many options, many results – but also isn’t very specific.

I believe that in every persons life they will come to a cross roads – whether big or small (life changing or not). But people sometimes find themselves ‘looking in the mirror’. If someone tries to tell you they have never experienced this and they are over 50 – they are lying!

Crossroads can be a tricky thing – they can lead you to feel low, and they can also bring you a challenge, which some people enjoy. By no means less, any person that overcomes or makes it through a crossroad in their life should be proud of themselves, no matter how big or small. They key: let yourself, be proud, of you. I don’t believe that it is healthy to rely too heavily on the people around you or involved in the crossroads to be the only ones that grant you the chance to feel proud. Part of any crossroad is that ultimately you make the choice(s) yourself, and you find your own way through.

This is not to say that if you make the wrong turn at the crossroads you can’t go back and try again. You can. As many times as you want. But again, even if it takes you a thousand routes – when you get there, when you feel in your heart and your gut that you are in the right place and have made the right decision… be proud of you. Feel that. Grant yourself that.

For many, that moment doesn’t come often, and for others they are constantly facing crossroads (this doesn’t make anyone better or more). When this moment comes, RELISH it.

Relish it… often.