A Day Like This

by Kelley McNeil

“Think of all the different ways that life can go in the split-second decisions of a day. Left or right at the road. Run back into the house for your keys or don’t. Small decisions that affect the world in ways we only begin to understand.

‘Embrace the unknown and—’” “‘See what unfolds when we get there,’” he finished.

In another life—I promise—you and I would’ve had a beautiful love story.”

Every life has choices. Do we take the job or don’t we? Do we buy the house or not? Do we break off the engagement or go through with the wedding? Do we go through the yellow light or wait? Our path—the people we love, the life we lead—is forever altered by each decision large and small.

Some choices are easier than others. The key is to be at peace in the moment. To celebrate the here and now. No life is perfect, I’ve learned. But if you’re lucky, it can come pretty close.