Journey

Journey- traveling from one place to another

If I were to ask you to accompany me on a journey what would be your reaction? You would probably ask some questions like where we were going and how long would we be gone?

When you consider the term journey do you think of it as an adventure or as a burden?

Traveling across a desert toward perceived freedom could be considered both. Taking a trip around the world for many would be an adventure of a lifetime. 

Sometimes we refer to our life as a journey. Do we see it as an adventure or a burden. Maybe depending on the season we can see it as either or both. 

When you have entered your sixth decade of life, and are getting ready to sign up for Medicare you realize that you are on the back half of the journey. You really don’t have any time to waste, so if you are smart you’ll start looking at your journey through the eyes of adventure. 

I came across the following while reading The Practice by Seth Godin,

  “Focusing solely on outcomes forces us to make choices that are banal (unoriginal and dull), short-term, or selfish. It takes our focus away from the journey and encourages us to give up too early.” 

I was particularly struck by the word banal, which I had to look up. Unoriginal and dull was not a way that I wanted to live my journey. 

Focusing on the wrong things takes away from the journey, and as Godin says can impede our next step because we give up too soon. 

What does Lao Tzu say, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

It’s not to late to take that step.