“I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!” ― Mark Twain

Recently I was faced with making a decision between two jobs. Now it wasn't a huge decision like you see in the movies, where the protagonist gets offered their dream job, but unfortunately it's thousands of miles away from their loved ones, and they're torn between chasing their dreams and staying put. No. It was a lot less exciting.

Nevertheless, it got me thinking about the choices we make in our day to day lives. From the small decisions about where to grab a coffee from that morning, or the slightly more important choices, about which school or university you'll attend. Isn't it bizarre how these sometimes seemingly insignificant decisions can shape huge aspects of our lives? 

For example, when I was trying to decide between these two jobs (my extremely indecisive nature did not help), I sought the help of friends and family. My tutor at the time also tried to advise me, and gave me an example from her own life. She said that when she was around my age, she was offered three different jobs on the same day, one of which was abroad. It turns out, she opted for the latter, and ended up meeting her husband there (who she now has a child with).

I couldn't quite wrap my head around the fact that if on that day, her instinct had told her to stay in the country, and choose one of the jobs closer to home, she would not have met the man she is now married to, or even have had her son!

Similarly, you never know where choosing that particular coffee shop, or university, or that path to go for a walk down, can lead to. You never know who you might meet or what might happen, which is so unnerving but exciting at the same time.

Luckily for me, I am a firm believer in predestination which saves me from the dreaded 'what if?' But sometimes it is interesting to think about what could have been, if you'd said yes instead of no, and so on.

P.s. The book (and film) One Day by David Nicholls, kind of explores this idea, which is why it's one of my favourites!

'I have a theory that every time you make an important choice, the part of you left behind, continues the other life you could have had' - Oranges are not the only fruit, Jeanette Winterson. (P.p.s. Not only is this a fantastic quote but isn't it an amazing concept for a book or film?!)

:) x