The Fork In The Road

All of us from time to time come to the proverbial fork in the road in our lives. A time to think about the course we are about to embark on and to consider the consequences of our choices past and present.

We try to weigh out the choices and options hoping what we decide will make us happy and have a positive outcome. The problem is…..We don’t really know what the future will be until we make our choice and begin to walk the path of that choice.

Sometimes our choices are very good ones. They set the tone for our future and we benefit greatly from them.

Other times our choices are very bad and we suffer greatly as a result. We are left feeling empty and discouraged and years may pass before we recover.

There are no guarantees what we choose will work out for us. Sometimes it just gets down to…… will we follow our head or our heart?

Sometimes our choices are filled with great risk that can either work out or not. One thing I have learned in this world is.....without risk, many times there is not a reward.

I hope all your choices are good ones and that you benefit greatly from them.

The following poem is entitled ……The Fork In The Road.

So here I am... once again... at the fork in the road
A sure defining moment…a choice that I must make
I have to be most careful... to wisely choose this time
The careless choices from my past…they wounded for so long


So what path do I follow? What choices do I make?
Once things are set in motion... there is no turning back
Oh how can I be certain... of things I cannot see?
The future doesn’t share its light... can’t know what lies ahead


So how can I be certain... that I have chosen well?
My mind it tells me one thing... my heart says something else
It’s time to make decisions... and live with what I choose
I’ve thought about it long enough...I’ll follow with my heart


Copyright © 2011 Jon Arno