So Many Paths

I think we all dream a little bit of how different things might be if we had made certain decisions over others.

I don't feel any regret over the paths I have taken. I have made mistakes, like anyone else, but it is not as though I regret pursuing music, education, or any of the other passions I have jumped right into.
I do wonder, though, how different my life may have gone if I had chosen a different path from the very beginning.

What if I had chosen to dive into dance instead of taking that part in Sound of Music when I was 8 years old?

What if I had decided to quit basketball instead of quitting piano once I achieved a grade 6 level of Royal Conservatory?

What if I had taken a year off of school before starting University to audition for more musicals, or taking more dance classes?

What if I had chosen to try out for UBC volleyball like I had wanted to rather than staying in my hometown more for medical reasons and to dive into education?

Where would I be?
How far could I have really gone with dancing? How far could I have gone if I had put ALL of my energy into volleyball? Or piano? Or if I had decided to go to culinary school instead?

I would love to experience all of those different versions of my life - not because of regret but because of curiosity.
I love my life. I would not change anything. I simply wonder, sometimes, what might have happened if I cultivated one talent 100% - and tried various pathways.

P.s. this is coming from watching This Is Us. I really miss dancing. I miss dancing. I miss volleyball. I wish I could have done schooling and training and reached mastery in everything all at once.