Life is Choices

Have you ever felt as though you're being held for ransom? That your life, which you thought was under your control, really isn't?

Have you ever learnt something about someone that you wish you hadn't learnt? Or learnt something that, in retrospect, you already knew but were in denial over, that you wish weren't true?

Have you ever been pulled in two directions, one that your mind thinks is right, and the other that your heart feels is meant to be?

Have you ever had to give up what you desperately desire in the short-term, so you can have what you believe you want in the long-term?

I've got a strange feeling that this coming year will be a make-or-break one for me, in more ways than one. I pray that I've made the right choices so far, and that I'll have the strength and courage to continue to do so. As someone very dear to me has said (as recently as last night), actions speak louder than words.