| Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, | |
| And sorry I could not travel both | |
| And be one traveler, long I stood | |
| And looked down one as far as I could | |
| To where it bent in the undergrowth; | 5 |
| Then took the other, as just as fair, | |
| And having perhaps the better claim, | |
| Because it was grassy and wanted wear; | |
| Though as for that the passing there | |
| Had worn them really about the same, | 10 |
| And both that morning equally lay | |
| In leaves no step had trodden black. | |
| Oh, I kept the first for another day! | |
| Yet knowing how way leads on to way, | |
| I doubted if I should ever come back. | 15 |
| I shall be telling this with a sigh | |
| Somewhere ages and ages hence: | |
| Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— | |
| I took the one less traveled by, | |
| And that has made all the difference |
Am I suggesting that I will always recommend the path less taken? Certainly not! But it is important to remember when soliciting advice that there are many paths, many opinions, and many, many potholes to avoid.
Before that metaphor gets away from me (too late!), let's discuss a bit of my advice giving philosophy:
1) Always make your own well informed decisions.
2) Take everything on this blog as entertainment. Period. End of Story.
3) I will always be earnest in my attempt to use sound integrity, choice words, and a caring posture to help you.
Now, let's discuss a bit. First, I think that in a young person's life, there is a Holy Trifecta nearly impossible to obtain, namely having: 1) The perfect partner, 2) The perfect home, and 3) The perfect job. If you have 2 out of 3, then you are doing very well, but chances are you are struggling to secure two or maybe even three of these things. Later in your life, the trifecta morphs into something closer to a rabid hydra, with eight or more heads coming at you at top speed, but we'll get into all that eventually.
While in pursuit of the trifecta (or tame, house-trained hydra) you may have some questions. Feel free to get into the details, it's almost always more complicated than it seems. And I'll do my best to help you take the first steps to perfection, whatever that means to you.
