Sometimes starting a blog post is the hardest part. There are so many thoughts in my head that I struggle to communicate them to my fingers and type anything coherent.
Usually, once I have begun, the words flow from me with ease.
And most often, the message I thought I was trying to convey in the beginning is not at all where it ends up.
But that's my point today. It's a new concept I am learning to understand, accept and embrace -
It's OK to veer off path
It's OK to change your mind.
You have the freedom to reconsider any and all aspects of your life - from simple things like what you want for breakfast today, or which direction you're going to take on your morning walk; To larger plans like where you'll spend Christmas; To life changing ideas like where you want to live; work, play; and with whom you wish to spend the rest of your life.
In life, we stick with plans because we feel like we have made a commitment (either to ourselves or to others). Most of the time we are afraid to change our plans unless there is something terribly wrong so that we can justify our decision to anyone who dares question our motives to seek something new. But you know what? Just because it's a good, solid, plan - doesn't mean it's right for you, or right for now.
Occasionally, we stop to identify that the plan we thought we had signed, sealed and delivered turns out to be inadequate or less than desirable or maybe something just isn't right. In this moment, we realise we are missing a major component in our lives. Maybe we have become complacent? Maybe we didn't consider our options in the past because they just didn't seem possible?
When we refuse to change direction for any reason (fear being the most common) -
We are settling.
And we should never settle.
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| Nelson Mandela |
Why should live an ordinary life, when we are capable of being extraordinary?
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