I've looked back through my life and I can pinpoint a few places where I made the wrong choice...even though it seemed like it was the right choice becuz that was the way things were drifting. I always believed that fate was my guide and if I had to grab the wheel and force a turn of the boat then it wasn't meant to be. I actually believed that the boat would carry me down the stream that my life was supposed to float along in. Now I am older, wiser, and been through too much to believe that anymore. I now know that I should have grabbed the wheel and turned the rudder.

Nothing can be done about that now. However, I can become the master of my own destiny. I can turn the rudder now...and head in a different direction. The only big problem I can see with it all is taking my time and not revving the engine too much...traveling too fast and capsizing the boat. I'm not a good swimmer.