Right Turn, Left Turn: Life Changing Decisions

By Jeffery Stone

Where we go in life is a long series of small right turns and left turns choices we make.  Careful thought reveals that these subtle decisions make big lifetime changes regarding which roads we travel. Jeff realizes that his life has landed him at places, events and times that were not expected. Even just one small comment sent him half way around the world to discover a new life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lively Creations
• Release date: Sep 10, 2019
• ISBN: 9781733425025

Jeffery Stone

A man of many talents, author Jeffery Stone has a creative mind. As a musician he plays guitars, bass, and keyboards. As a songwriter/poet his works include hundreds of songs, poems and lyrics. He has availed himself to learn whatever tools were necessary to facilitate his creativity. Thus, publisher, recording engineer, and artist/designer can also be added to his list of talents. His first major literary work is his family tree autobiographical. The Jeff Chronicles is an accounting about delightfully discovering unexpected connections of kin. Sticking with what he knows, he then presents us with an experiential documentary. The Security Clearance Bungle uncovers this little publically known topic through first hand experience. Next is a travel documentary chock-full of information. American Foreigner provides an excellent reference about the details of experiencing life in South Korea. Then Stone takes his first dive into the realm of science fictional drama. Mars, Guitars, and Margaritas grips us with a heart warming story of an average guy tackling an unexpected opportunity.  Reaching for meaningful existence, Jeffery Stone has been kind enough to share his creative mind with humanity. He has always aspired to achieve doing what he loves for a living. But perhaps leaving behind a legacy of heartfelt creative works is sufficient. Some are lucky enough to do what they love for a living, while others like Stone make time to live doing what they love.

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Right Turn, Left Turn

Life Changing Decisions

Jeffery Stone

Right Turn, Left Turn: Life Changing Decisions

Copyright 2018, 2019 by author Jeffery Stone

Cover art copyright 2018 Jeffery Stone

Published 2018 Lively

ISBN 978-1-7295454-1-6

Second edition: Published 2019 Lively Creations

ISBN 978-1-7334250-2-5

Preface

What time is all about

Time is not just about measuring the passing of minutes. It cannot be defined by the mere ticking of a clock. It is far too deeply intertwined with the events that surround us. Time is really all about people and the choices we make. Where we are at any particular moment in our life serves to define time itself. If we made no decisions and did nothing at all, time would have absolutely no meaning, a bore, essentially devoid of life. Our every little decision, even one tiny whim of a thought, can become the greatest time of our life, or it can become the lowest moment of our life. Our defining moments are not just stories, but real events that we live through to tell one another. The haphazard stumbling choices we make are what give old man time his unpredictable character. One could even argue that time does not exist without the colorful events of life. Without our human adventures, there would be nothing to mark on the timeline graph, assuming we could actually be that idle.

Big lifetime changes from tiny choices

Thankfully, there is never a moment in life when we are completely idle. Even during our sleep we remain active, sometimes waking up with thoughts to make changes, to do things, or even to avoid things. Constantly, we determine the path of our life by the choices we make in every breathing moment. Life is not static, and it can change on a dime at any given instant. Life Changing is a phrase that means something monumental has happened due to some immensely thoughtful and important decision which someone has made. However, I have come to realize a much deeper meaning when we examine how our choices, the right turns and left turns, can alter the direction of our life. Careful thought reveals that these subtle decisions make big lifetime changes regarding which roads we choose to travel.

Where you've gone

The timeline of our life isn’t just about the when; it’s also about the where, and how we got there. You haven’t arrived where you are just by accident. Sure, I know you can come up with dozens of reasons why you think you live in that apartment you come home to everyday. But think harder. Remember that news story a few years ago about how the Maple street neighborhood crime had been escalating and causing most of the businesses to close up. You were looking for apartments back then. Why didn’t you move into that red brick apartment in the Maple street neighborhood?  It was certainly much cheaper than where you are now. It’s simple. You don’t live there because you chose a safer area to live. Just hearing some bad news on the TV altered your life. We make these kinds of small choices about our life all the time, and it determines where we are and how we live. That is no small thing. These are the things that are important to us. Where we go in life is a long series of right turns and left turns that direct our path as a result from these trivial choices we make. Think about where you've gone while exploring my story about where I've gone. Life is pretty amazing when you consider such minor details.

Table of Contents

Right Turn, Left Turn

Life Changing Decisions

Cover

Copyright

Preface

 --- What time is all about

 --- Big lifetime changes from tiny choices

 --- Where you've gone

Chapter one --- No one is an island

Chapter two --- Born to be …

Chapter three --- Where does that highway lead to?

Chapter four --- A real pain in the chest

Chapter five --- Plans Change

Chapter six ---