There is always something ahead of us. Always.
You think you have figured out
the next step, and almost immediately, your mind runs further. What comes after
that? And after that? It does not take long before tomorrow starts feeling
heavy, like something you have to solve before you even arrive there.
I have learned that it does not
work that way.
It is fine to see ahead. In fact,
it helps. Direction matters. There is nothing wrong with wanting more, building
towards something, trying to close the gap between where you are and where you
believe you should be. That part is honest.
But there is a quiet line that
gets crossed. You stop looking at tomorrow and start living there. You rehearse
problems that have not shown up. You carry weight that does not belong to
today.
At the same time, yesterday has
its own pull. Things you would fix if you could go back. Things you still do
not fully understand. If you stay there too long, you begin to shrink your
present.
And then there is today. Even
today can become too much. You can overfill it, overthink it, try to force
meaning out of every moment until it starts to feel tight.
Balance is not something you
declare. It is something you adjust to, again and again.
Keep the horizon in view, but do
not chase it. It will keep moving.
Respect yesterday, but do not sit
in it.
Use today, but do not try to
squeeze everything out of it.
Just take the next step you can
actually carry. That is usually enough.
Most times, things do not come
together because you figured everything out in advance. They come together
because you stayed steady long enough.
You will be fine. Not because
everything will go exactly as planned, but because you will learn how to meet
it when it comes.
Nugget: The horizon
guides, it does not demand.
This piece reminds me of the 3 stories Steve Jobs gave at his 2005 Stanford Commencement speech. He spoke of how he got fired and how it helped him to begin again and also one may not know what the future holds but if you keep pressing really, when you get there and look back, itll make sense. Steve Jobs said "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. He said "you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something".... Trust in something for me to trust God has got you. He knows the end from the beginning and has gone ahead.
ReplyDeleteYea, it is important to stay grounded in the present instead of getting lost in overthinking what lies ahead or behind, especially when you’re only just stepping into today.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good reminder for me to remain mindful and fully present.
Thank you for sharing.