Mountains of Arizona
Clear 31 Degrees
7:21 a.m.
I spent years confused, unfocused, and unsure about my “next step…”
I don’t really know the reason for this, it just happened that way. For years I didn’t have clarity about WHO I was, WHAT I was supposed to do, HOW I was supposed to do it.
You know, all of the questions whose ANSWERS really make life a lot smoother when you have them?
Well, I didn’t have them.
But that didn’t stop me from taking action.
Action here, action there, action all over the place.
From the outside looking in, most of it probably didn’t make sense.
One week I’d be about X, the next week I’d be about Y. I was just looking for the smartest way through.
I hadn’t yet tuned into myself, so the only way to find the answers was to keep bumping into obstacles until I found a hole in the wall.
When your days become constant “pivots,” you might start wondering what people on the outside think of you. Do they think you’re crazy for trying so many different things? For constantly making changes to what you’re doing in an effort to make progress?
I don’t know what people “out there” are thinking. I’ve never asked. The answer (no matter what it is) isn’t helpful.
The one thing that IS helpful is to use this journey to detach yourself from your fear of the opinions of others.
THAT is helpful.
When an opinion comes in, you just notice it, take it in your hand, spend a moment observing it, then blow it to the wind.
The goal isn’t to “overcome” it or “deal with it” or “fight it,” the goal is to allow it to pass by without creating a disruption in your flow.
It’s not yours and it has nothing to do with you and your way forward.