With every choice made there are consequences

I am going to go off topic for a minute. I have come the heartbreaking decision of cutting someone I love dearly out of my life. She has made very dangerous choices to maintain an unhealthy relationship that I simply can not condone. She will legally be an adult in a matter of days and her first lesson in the adult world is with every choice made there are consequences. One of those consequences is she will not have me in her life.  I am kind of an expert in this because I have made dangerous choices in my own life in the past that till this day I am still paying for.

Changing my life is in the works because that is how I roll.. Today is the first day of  the rest of my life and I am in control not anyone else. 

I am beginning to realize that part of the reason I am not entirly happy with my life is because I have always allowed everyone in it to push me, and mold me into who they think I should be.  Sometimes I feel as though no one really cares who I think I should be. This is my last chance to do something great with MY life. I do NOT want to grow old living in run down reatal properties or worried about how I am going to support myself when I retire. I crave more than that, I diserve more than that. Oppurtunity comes once in a life time, but for me it has come at least three that I can think of.  Am I wrong to think this could mean that I am meant to succeed?  I am not getting any younger, and I may not get any more chances in my life. So I am taking this one ! I realize it will take hard work,and self disapline but it will be worth it.

I have been thinking about my life a lot latly. Where I have been, and where I am going.  I know for sure I don't like where I am, I also I know for sure where I want to be, but how do I get there?

Is this as good as it gets?

Wow I am 36 years old, and I want to change my life for the better. I realize only I can do that but, is it too late for me to turn things around?  Have I reached a point in my life where this is as good as it gets?