A life changing event

Upon returning from a weekend of workshops and seminars a good friend of mine could not wait to share his experience with me.
"It was life altering!" he exploded when I answered my phone. 
He went on and on about how fantastic and illuminating and exhilarating it all was and how it changed his entire life.
He was so excited , he could hardly contain himself.
I listened intently not to miss any of what he was going on about (just in case he decided to quiz me later on!).
Seriously , I was glad that he had experienced such a game changing weekend.
No matter what I said however, he kept insisting "no you don't understand....this changed my life".
I suppose he's right.
At least for himself.

Yes there are some epic events that will stay at the forefront of our memories.
It is true that there are a few incidents in our lives that we consider seminal.
I kind of see things a little differently. A few years ago, I read Darren Hardy's book, The Compound Effect.
It was one of those light bulb moments for me as well.
After reading it, I understood that my life,or should I say all of our lives are a series of choices ,each and every one of them having consequences and outcomes.
Each and every choice we make leads us to the next choice and then the next choice and then the next choice. And each one alters us in some way.
So while my friends weekend was , as he put it, a life changing experience, I choose to believe that every choice we make is.
Some good, some not so good.
Take my trip to Starbucks yesterday.
I chose a cup of coffee, black. about 2 bucks and zero calories. I could have chosen some fancy concoction that had 500 calories or more and cost $5. 
Do that every day of the week and I've thrown away $21 and added  3500 calories, which by the way is 1 pound.
Do that for a year and I would have squandered over $1000 and gained a whopping 50 plus pounds. 
Talk about life altering choices!
I know it's seems like a far fetched comparison , but is it?
I don't think so.
Every choice is life changing. 
It may be incrementally so, but it does have an outcome, which of course effects the next choice. 
That in the most simple of terms is the definition of life changing!
I think I will go and make myself a salad for lunch.
Altering my food choices is way easier than altering my wardrobe!