Have you ever heard the phrase that life is about the journey, not the destination? I’ve always been a goal-oriented girl and have experienced my fair share of difficulty with this concept at times, but lately, I’m taking the pressure off myself by releasing from the outcome.
My philosophy is that if I wait for something to happen before I’m happy, I’ll constantly be waiting for something to happen and inevitably delay the happiness I want to feel now. Why not feel happy now and when I reach my goal?
When we reach a goal, we may feel like we are soaring on the wings of joy. For awhile anyway. But it doesn’t stop there because we always want more which is a good thing. It’s how we grow. But if that joy is constantly replaced by waiting for another goal to come to fruition, we’re spending more time waiting than being happy.
In my first gardening attempt ever this spring, I have found true joy in visiting our little garden each and every morning. It’s so thrilling to see what happens in the course of a day. A new little tomato on the vine or a strawberry beginning to ripen are wondrous things. I don’t need the fruit to be ready at this moment to enjoy it. I am simply marveling at its beauty and the process by which it grows.
The same concept applies to us. Imagine focusing on the tiny miracles you perform each and every day instead of spending each day focused on the outcome, wondering when it will all come together in the perfect way. Trust yourself and have faith that the outcome will follow whether you apply pressure to yourself or whether you enjoy the process. Look at yourself as that wondrous little tomato just on the verge of greatness. ‘Cuz you are.