Big decisions

Sometimes life's journey presents a stretch of road that requires big decision-making.  I'm talking about life changing, or at least tweaking, capital "B", big decisions.  It's the fork in the road that has your stomach doing flip flops ad nauseam (literally)!  I  imagine that most of us don't have to face those big decisions too often.  But when we do, it's not typically a joyous task.  It can be arduous, gut-wrenching, sometimes heart breaking, and even a bit depressing.  O, Joy, where art thou?

Joy may not be in the moment of discerning where to turn in the road, but joy is in seeing how far along the road you've already come, breathing in the present moment of life, and looking ahead to the possibilities further down the road.

There is no guarantee that the decision to take one path over another will be successful.  Without doubt it will hold opportunities for mistakes.  But somewhere along the path joy will spring anew.  I'm going to keep my eyes and heart open.  How do you face those big decisions in your life and where in that process do you find joy?