Journey #29

In this human life, we have goals to aim for; dreams to achieve; things to learn.  These things are all part of the Journey we call life.  Sometimes we can strive for years only to find that the way ahead is closed to us, and that the lofty pinnacle we were trying to climb is going to be forever out of our reach.

When such a thing happens it can be an enormous shock.  Your entire reality changes, and loss seems to be the driving force.  You lose connection with who you are.  You have no idea where you are going to travel next.  You wonder if all your achievements so far are like dust, floating away on the winds.  You worry that friends may no longer resonate with you, because you are no longer on that particular path that they are still a part of.  The light can leave your world.  You might even enter into a Dark Night of Soul, a period where you have to reassess everything that makes you – you.

We all have dreams we want to achieve: getting healthier, changes to our diet, start exercising, learn to sing, write a book, study a different language, have a holiday, learn to knit…..

It’s not that we couldn’t achieve our dreams, but rather that we just never got started.  Or that our work towards our goals was interrupted for a while, and we’ve never really got back to it.  This is where choice comes in. 

‘Choice’ is working out what comes next.  Do you give up?  And live with sadness, regret, and disappointment?  You could choose to carry on, but moving forward in a different direction?  A re-focus. 

We can avoid making a choice, ignore it, and just keep battling through each day.  That is a choice too.  Or you can make the decision that this is important – and that you will Begin Now and choose to make this dream into the most important part of your day.   Especially if this decision is in matters where your health and welfare are concerned.

It doesn’t matter whether your goal is something new that you want to explore, or if it is something have already tried and fell away from.  Begin Now. 

If you find yourself hitting this ‘Begin Now’ point many times in your life, remember that you are never re-starting from the beginning.  You might need a bit of a refresher – but you do have all the knowledge and experience gained up to this point in your Journey.  Use that wisely.          

And Begin Now.