Walking Away

There was a good job offer in Chicago, but I was forced to say no, because it interfered with my goals. There was a position rejection at my place of employment, and I decided my best move was to leave. I took my heart and soul to build a church in Mississippi, but failed and departed disappointed. I once faced ‘a fork in the road’ in which one direction was paved with fresh winds of 'remember when’s'. I looked long and struggled emotionally, and nearly took the path that was also paved with lots of pain. Making right choices isn’t always the easy way; but if the way is wrong, the only choice is to walk away. Situations of ‘let downs’ and ‘put downs’ seemed to be ‘the story of my life’ for much of my life. In spite of disappointments, our lives can still be a happy one of service and fulfillment. Let come what may, and let say what will; at the end of the day, it’s best to walk away. Sure, I walked away from things, and my decisions seemed the best for me and family. But I have no real regrets, because through it all, life has been good, and God is good too. But I cannot imagine how things would have been, had I not chosen appropriately to walk away. 12142015(contest PS)