Shoulda Coulda Woulda

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." George Eliot

Funny. As I was sitting on the bike at physical therapy yesterday, I looked up at the office white board and saw this "quote of the day". I had seen this quote before...heck I have probably shared this with friends. But I never really let it sink in. Think for a moment how absolutely true this quote is!

Quick backstory...teaching is my third career. It's my first love, but my third career. When I became a teacher, so many of my friends and family came out of the woodwork and congratulated me for finally pursuing my dream of becoming a teacher. It was exciting and scary and I haven't regretted it. Have I questioned it? I have my moments (it's a tough job let's be honest here!)

Several months ago, I read an interesting article that talked about words or phrases we need to avoid within our day-to-day conversations. One was "should have", one was "could have" and another, of course, was "would have". The old shoulda coulda woulda mentality.

Guess what? Newsflash. Yesterday is history. OVER. You can sit there and let it fester, let it swirl around, allow it to take over and blind you from the present. You can never change it. All you can do is learn from it and move on. Be better by it and be happier by it! You figured it out! How exciting right?

It doesn't matter if you feel that you've spent years in the wrong place...maybe you need to shift your thinking just a smidge. Maybe the place you have been is the launching pad...the stepping stone...the bridge to your future greatness. The journey is still yours.

Hey, I shoulda coulda woulda done many things differently; thinking that way will only cause me to question all that I have and all that I have become. And most importantly, it may cause me to miss this awesome thing called life happening right before my eyes.

Put your hand on your chest and feel that heart beating! You have purpose and meaning and a role in this "play". Act it out. Walk it out. Be the very best YOU can be...everyday.