Right where I decided to be

Over the years, one of the things I have learned is that we end up right where we decide to be. I have worked with clients that have lamented what their lives had become, but if you follow their decisions it becomes apparent that the choices they made in their lives logically led them to where they are at that moment. Their complaints stem from the belief that choosing certain things should have led them in different directions.

I sang at my son's wedding on Friday and received a number of compliments on my performance. Years ago I had had to decide whether to move into promoting my talents more and spending more time away from the family or moving away from that ambition and being around my family more.

I chose to walk away from advancing my possible music career and focusing more on my parenting career. I'm not happy with the destinations some choices I have made have taken me.

But on Friday night I was happy to be where I was, and I truly felt glad for the choices and the sacrifices made. I lost a potential music career, but gained greater involvement in the lives of my truly amazing children. I felt honored that they wanted to include me in their lives. That is worth more to me than any accolades I could have recieved performing my music.