There must be a few times in life when you stand at a precipice of a decision. When you know there will forever be a Before and an After…I knew there would be no turning back if I designated this moment as my own Prime Meridian from which everything else would be measured. ― Justina Chen, North of Beautiful

I am a Carnival junkie. There is glitter in meh blood. There are no words to describe the feeling I have when I am in full costume on the road, just enjoying the music and the sun. But I think the photo above captures my bliss beautifully. For the uninitiated, this is a sample of what Trinidad Carnival looks like.

Saying I LOVE CARNIVAL is putting it mildly.

And yet I quit the festivities this year. I chose to have a mini vacation instead of glitter, sunburn and soca.

And guess what?

Life went on. People had mad fun in Trinidad.

And MOST importantly I had fun right where I was.

I was at peace and so present to the little moments on my vacation, that there was no time for regrets.

I am glad I chose something different for myself this year.

Because now I know that I can and I will be just fine.

When you feel life at crossroads, you need higher perspective view. ― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

Choice is a beautiful thing isn’t it?