10 years from now

How does ten years from now look like?
Ever imagined it?

I’ve thought about it, and honestly, I don’t even know.
I mean, I do have an idea of how I’d like it to be, though not very precise.
Different locations.
Different dreams.
Different hobbies.
A beautiful family too.

I know plans are good to have. I hear it all the time:
“Have a plan. Have a vision. Have a goal.”
But does it really matter, though?
When life sweeps you off your feet in a swift, rough manner?

Things get blurry.
The vision becomes unclear.
Plans change.
Dreams change.
People change.

Then what?

I’m at a point where I no longer feel the pressure to have everything mapped out.
I’m learning that things don’t always go as planned
and that has to be okay.
But, truthfully?
It doesn’t always feel okay.

You pour your heart into a dream, a goal—then life happens.
War starts.
Health issues arise.
Financial problems hit.
An identity crisis creeps in.

That can’t be okay, can it?

And sometimes, you find yourself trying to make it all make sense.
Some might call it “God’s plan”… someone like me, of course.
Perhaps it all comes down to mindset.

Maybe in ten years’ time, what will matter most
is that a step was taken, anyway.
I might fall, but not for long.
My plan might change, but the goal still remains.

And yes
It’s okay to fall.
It’s okay to feel the roughness of the ground before standing up again.

Life can be pretty swift.
Every day brings with it a different feel.

Some days, you look forward to what lies ahead.
Other days, you just want to do nothing;
Just breathe.
Take a pause.

I’m guilty of it.
And honestly, taking a pause can mean more than just avoiding work.
I don’t always pause because I enjoy the stillness. It’s the mental weight of knowing that work still has to be done.

I call it giving myself grace.
Giving myself time to operate.
It can be a lot of pauses sometimes, I confess.
There are days I get overwhelmed,
And I simply can’t help myself.

But for me, knowing that I can still take a step?
That’s enough.
Knowing that I’m not alone?
That means everything.

And of course, like we always hear,
Exercising that free will, with intention
#Topnotch.

As for the future… well, till then.
All I have is the present.
And I’m learning to embrace and savor every moment it brings
Every laugh.
Every lesson. Every single thing. Even an encounter with a total stranger.

People say not to take life too seriously.
I find that pretty ironic-
Because life is serious at times,
Yet strangely amusing in its own way.