What I've Learned

Well, the journey has come to an end! Over the past month, I've blogged about what I would be despite all boundaries of time, money, energy. A huge thanks to my friend Mathnerd for throwing out this fun blogging challenge, I'm so glad I joined in the fun. Thanks for getting my bloggy tush the kick it needed. As a result of this adventure, I want to keep a blogging as it has been good for my soul.

I've learned there are some areas where I am quite content and others where I'd like to make a few changes. In some ways, I've just been existing: living my life and reacting as things occur instead of planning for the future. While sorting through some old papers, I came across the following fortune received many years ago and have found it quite thought provoking.

"People who don't know where they are going usually wind up somewhere else."
Chinese Fortune Cookie

 There is so much truth in that simple statement. And one that I use on a daily basis! I ride the bus on a daily basis, and if I get on any old bus, I probably won't get on the right bus! But if I look for the correct numbers for my routes (either the 45 or 46, if you're curious) and select the right bus, I will get home.

Over the past month, I've realized that I don't have a plan/route/goal for my future. I have lots of little wishes (husband, children, satisfying career, debt free, etc) but very few plans on how to achieve them. As a woman with faith in God, perhaps I don't need a plan - at least not my own plan. I just need to find God's plan. Yet, it seems a fog has drifted over my path obscuring the path.

Do I step tentatively ahead or do I wait for the mist to clear to see the way? If I step out into the unknown, where will I end up? Probably not where I wanted or hoped. It is time to pause and reflect quietly: Where do I want to go? What do I want to become? How do I need to redirect my course so I'm on the path that is best for me? The possibilities seem endless and the options almost overwhelming.

I truly believe that the best of life is yet to come.