And - with the exception of some things, like kids - if you don't like the direction, you can do something else.

I've had more that I wanted to do than I had time to pursue for about as long as I can remember. Some of those paths I've laid by the wayside very deliberately for later in my life. It can be kind liberating knowing that I don't have to deal with taking my life in those directions now, but that someday I most likely will - it's something to look forward to.