January seems to often be a time of reflection, sometimes coupled with resolutions, as we ponder where we are, where we have been, where we (think we) are going, and what we might like to change.
This year in particular I have been thinking about the myriad mistakes I've made in my life, and I find myself returning again to the question, "What is one thing in your life you wish you had done differently?" (This particular question most recently poked at me while I was watching one of the Back to the Future movies and thinking about how one thing can affect so many others...also, a la "It's a Wonderful Life.")
To be completely honest, there are literally countless things I wish I had done differently. But as I peel that particular onion, the one thing that keeps coming to mind is that I wish I had begun in my teens placing far greater importance on following my Savior, Christ Jesus. That single change would in turn have had a much broader impact on every area of my life, and while there is no way of knowing where that might have led me, of this one thing I am certain: I would not now find myself questioning so many things I might have done differently.