Choose your path
We all have the same amount of time each day even if it doesn’t feel this way. If you don’t have time to do what you want to do, find a way to make different choices. When you’re too busy to follow your dreams, it’s only a matter of time until you end up somewhere you don’t want to be.
What’s one choice you could make today that moves you towards where you want to be?
Hopefully, my questions cause you to reflect on your own thinking, relationships or choices. Maybe I even inspire you to make positive changes.
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