Everything happens for a reason...

I've always thought that I want to live life to regret the things I have done rather than regret what I haven't.

Until now, I thought I had lived by this quite well! I have always been motivated to try to succeed in what I do and strived to get to where I want to be. I will try never to miss an opportunity, even if it just ends up turning into a memorable experience. 

There's times in life where the path you are walking on splits into two. Sometimes you make the right choice, sometimes you don't. And it may not be until later that you wonder what life would have been like walking down the other path. I still wonder a lot where I would be if I'd taken my job opportunity path of being a cameraman, amongst other things. Strange as I tend to lead myself that way with my creative side. 

It's also interesting how an amazing experience makes your mind work in different ways. I've found that since going away and spending time by myself with my thoughts, in a beautiful place, which I have always been too scared to do before, has changed me and the way I think more than I ever imagined. 

I am now even more motivated to create new opportunities and experiences and am also thinking about opportunities and experiences which I have missed and I never even realised... until now. 

But I believe that everything happens for a reason. One of my favourite sayings is: "Everything happens for a reason, a season or a lifetime". 

I wonder about the things that I made bad decisions about or opportunities in which I didn't open the door wide enough... The past is the past and we must look forward but I've realised that there has been one thing which keeps appearing and disappearing which makes me feel something I haven't really felt before and I can't work out what it is... and also know that I shouldn't work out what it is right now... 

Anyway, enough of my random thoughts and philosophies, a few more days and we are off to China. My hectic life begins again and I intend to photograph it and make the most of being at a place in life that I wanted to be in. 

I have a day off so I'm going to go make the most of it :) Life can pass by like a merry-go-round. Catch every opportunity while you can. 

Have a good Easter! (And eat lots of chocolate!)

 Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.    Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Another relevant quote:

“Sometimes, people can go missing right before our very eyes. Sometimes, people can discover you, even though they've been looking at you the entire time. Sometimes, we lose sight of ourselves when we're not paying enough attention.”

I found an interesting article on the internetz which I can relate to right now and have pasted it below should it be of any interest to you!

Everything Happens For A Reason


Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.


You never know who these people may be, your neighbor, your coworker, a long lost friend, or a complete stranger. When you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way. 


Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart. 


Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. 


Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved,straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless. 


The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. 


Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.


If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things. 


Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen.


Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.


You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets. 


Most importantly if you Love someone tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store. 
Learn a lesson in life each day that you live. That's the story of Life.