A Daily Choice

I saw a baby yesterday and I smiled to myself as I thought about having one of my own one day....which by itself is a shocking thought to those of you who know me already....but that's not the point of this post. The thought that stikes me are all of the reasons WHY having a mini-me is starting to sound appealing. I imagine that the thought of another blank slate encountering and conquering a beautiful, yet to be formed journey has something to do with it.  A pure, unencumbered life that hasn't yet learned the sting of the words "no" and "but" nor accepted the  awkward  barriers of  learned fear and bitter regret. But here's the thing....we already have a perpetual blank slate before us! Every morning is an opportunity to encounter and conquer a beautiful, yet to be determined 24 hour journey. Every morning we are blessed with chances to be better, stronger, kinder, loving, and authentic. We choose whether we dare to be different then yesterday...Whether we take chances, hear as well as listen, choose love over hate, and risk making fools out of ourselves. Dare to make every moment the kind you'd want for your children. Live the life you'd want for them. Make the choices you would challenge them to make.  You just might surprise yourself with the outcome.