The Journey

If I had a chance for another try,
I wouldn’t change a thing
It's made me all of who I am inside
And if I could thank god
That I am here, and that I am alive
And everyday I wake
I tell myself a little harmless lie
The whole wide world is mine

"Rite of Spring" - Angels & Airwaves


Recently while watching a trailer for the movie 17 Again, my wife asked me, "Would you want to do it all over again?" Without hesitation, I replied, "Why would I??!!!"

For a long time I've been a believer of "everything happens for a reason." It's not as easy to stay true to that as it sounds. When my Dad passed, it was hard to accept that there may be a reason for it all. (I still find it hard.) But having the good fortune to be able to look back at my life I can say, there is no way I could be here in this moment (typing this post) if I had made different choices in my life.

One of the best examples is my current job. Had I made different choices in high school - I may not have ended up dating the young lady that would eventually become my wife. After college, my first creative job was working with my then future sister-in-law in a small studio designing baby bedding as a licensee for Disney (among other studios). It was there that I was exposed to the other creative jobs that the Walt Disney Company offered. Having been exposed to the Company offerings, I made the leap to apply for a job in the new Internet division. Almost 10 years later I can say it wouldn't have been possible if I hadn't taken all the steps along the way.

Of course, you can always argue that it may have happened some other way, but it's hard to imagine that I would be the same person if I had.

So, regrets mean little to me. In life, it's not about what you've missed along the way, but what you've gained as you've journeyed.