Another thing you should know about me? I love quotes. I kind of live for them. I have found that I stumble across quotes at the most random moments in life. Sometimes I read them and I get nothing out of them. Then, days, months, or years later at a specific moment in my life, that quote will pop back into my head and it will make perfect sense. Other quotes I stumble upon and they hold significant meaning right then. In that moment.
The quote above hit me hard yesterday. It is impossible to truly ever start life over. And? Even if you could, I wouldn't want to. Here's the thing...my life has not gone as planned. There have been unpredictable moments. Some of those unpredictable moments were so absolutely incredible that I never want to lose any part of the memories. Other moments have been so yucky, scary, sad, or horrible that there are moments I wish I could erase the memories. But I can't. And, deep down, I know that I wouldn't erase those memories.
Why? Why not get rid of the moments you wish you could forget and savor the moments you wish would last forever? Well, I think it is the toughest moments in life that define us. Shape us. Make us who we truly are meant to be. If everything in life came easily, there would be no depth, no substance to our personalities, our souls. We would just be shells. I believe everyone has some life scars. Some are visible, others not so much.
My littles like to throw me curve balls that make me constantly "rewrite" the story of my life. And I wouldn't have it any other way. I have no idea where life is going to take me or how it is going to change over the next few years, but I am excited to find out. Looking forward to the next chapter of this story...so far, it has been a good one.
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