| Saturday, January 13, 2007 |
| Missed chances |
I was on my way to Penn State today, to bring Diandre back to school. I was listening to a Peter Mayer CD and one of the songs on his Music Box CD contained, as part of its lyrics, the words "missed chances".
My mind then wandered to last July during my first trip to Namibia. How many "missed chances" did I have?
Missed chances?
If you read in an earlier post from 4 Jan 2007, "I'm going where? Alone?", I refer to "things I had hoped to do"; missed chances I felt I had last July. Now, don't misinterpret this to mean that I was not satisfied with my trip last July. My trip last July was by no means unsatisfying. However, in retrospect, many things sometimes take on different meaning. And, in thinking about things once I got home, I felt that I missed out on some things as a result of my own decisions and some of the responsibilities that I accepted.
Looking at things retrospectively allows you to see more of the bigger picture because it inherently allows you to sit back and see how things played out. It allows you to think about what you might do differently "next time". No, I wouldn't trade my experience last July for anything. But my experience last July will be the foundation for whatever I experience this time.
While I am more aware of what my "missed chances" were, more importantly, I am more aware of the chances I hope not to miss this time around. |
posted by Don @ 9:46 PM  |
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