We all face different issues in life as we travel our own personal journey. Although the road is a similar one, when we reach the place where we have to make a choice in direction, we each respond in a different way. Our outlook on life is the most important determining factor in whether we are successful in our choices, or whether we fail. Although the influence of others can be, in part, a welcome motivator, in the end we have to take each step on our own. Contained within these pages you will find a few portraits of family life, an account of some personal experiences, and some lessons learned along the way. You will be presented with some thought-provoking material and attached with it, an invitation to consider new choices. We all walk the same path, although every journey carries with it an individual tag: Our steps can be our own, but that also makes it easier for us to trip over our own feet. We can choose to live for ourselves, or live our lives with the intention of leaving a clearly defined path for those who will follow. We can beat the same path as those who have gone before us, or take a risk and mark a new trail.