I've never liked Alice in Wonderland. My interactions with the story as a child always left me confused and thinking Carroll is a freak. But this famous quote from the story has been on my mind a lot lately.
Alice: Oh, no, no. I was just wondering if you could help me find my way. Cheshire Cat: Well that depends on where you want to get to. Alice: Oh, it really doesn't matter, as long as... Cheshire Cat: Then it really doesn't matter which way you go.
One of the biggest problems in life is not knowing where exactly you want to go. It's not as simple as sitting down one day and picking out a choice on a list. No. That would be much too simple. Life is a never ending drama in which you can either decide where you want to go or let yourself float upon a current leading you to an unplanned decision.
But wait... even when you plan, life leads you to unplanned decisions. You build your dreams and hopes upon a certain focal point and sometimes everything works out and sometimes your world explodes not even leaving pieces to meagerly glue back together. So what do you do? You start over again. Do your best to hit a reset button. . . Take a deep breath.... and try again knowing that the exact same thing could happen all over again. Why? Because that's what you're here for. That's what makes each breath worth taking... the hope of triumph. The vision of success. The feeling of joy. The knowledge that you could have everything you dreamed of. The idea that you could be viewed by others and pass their judgements. The thought of looking in the mirror one morning and knowing exactly who you are, what you want, and being proud of yourself for what you have done.
Things happen for a reason. Why? No one knows. And with that in mind, don't beat yourself up trying to figure out that reason or place blame or glory on something/someone. The fact is that it happened. For good or for bad. But it is the past. So no worries. Chillax. You're now looking at the future.
Who do you want to be? What do you want to see when you look in the mirror each morning? And what are you going to do? Because the drama cycle will never end but that's why there is so much time. So that you can work towards finding something that will fit into that missing jigsaw piece. No matter how much you try to wedge the wrong piece in the slot it will still never fit so you might as well start on something else.
Is there somewhere you want to go? Wandering aimlessly isn't getting anyone very far.
So take my advice:
(Actually advice stolen from someone else)
Make each day your masterpiece.
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