The Next 70

The birth of my son caused me to develop enough courage to invent my life. - Maya Angelou

Ok... so I have no son of my own. I'm not about to say that's what gave me courage. What I am going to say, however, is I love her use of the word invent here. And I do have a life that could certainly use some inventing. Isn't that what we all have to do? I mean, yes, life is going to happen one way or another. But the question is this... are you going to just let life happen to you or are you going to happen to life? Are you going to take control (as best anyone can) and decide where your life is going to go? Are you at least willing to try?

I'm trying. One step at a time. And maybe sometimes my life will grow by leaps and bounds and sometimes I'll have to start all over again, learning from my mistakes. But - that's where the idea of "inventing" comes in nicely. All great inventions (or most of them) had try after try before being completely usable. But each try wasn't a failure, it was just a way of learning what not to do next time. Right?

I've got the courage right now to invent my life. And I do know what I'd like for it. For the first time in 30 years I've got a solid plan in mind. Well, best one can plan for the next 70 years, that is.