I don’t think it’s a particularly uncommon thought to suggest to folks that right wherever you just might be the best possible place to be.
But it seems to be one of those things we Americans need to be reminded of repeatedly. We’re an impatient bunch.
Remember the back-flash from the beginning of the old television series The Six-Million Dollar Man?
“She’s breaking up! She’s breaking up!”
If you try to go too fast, you will be able to tell because you will start to feel as though you are breaking up.
There is only one place you can find peace and that’s wherever you are.
Today. This minute. Right now.
Not rocket speed. Not breaking the sound barrier. Not going from wherever you are into outer space.
If you can accept where you are, you can build from here.
And if you can’t, then it’s easy to get hooked on the chronic disappointment of not being further ahead.
It’s twice as hard to get it in gear when you are down on yourself than it is to move forward from self-acceptance.
Just go with whatever momentum you already have.
And if you don’t have forward momentum, just keep it in neutral so you don’t accidentally run anybody over when you step on the gas.
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Ooo! Ooo! Ooo! This is one of those things I have to practice. It’s easy for me to get caught up in what I need to do next before the current thing is completed. But, in a more physical example, I recently accepted that there must be a reason I am in Oregon at this point in time. When I did, I noticed that I began to feel differently about life and I began to attract positive energy to me again.
There are times when it is hard to accept that we must be in this moment in order to move into the next moment when we see our goal out there waiting for us and we’re impatient to get there.
When I feel that impatience push its way to the surface, I try to just breath through the moment and remember that each moment builds on the next.
Thanks for the reminder!
Christina,
This post really resonated with me. Accepting where you are is so vital to making positive progress rather than fighting to be somewhere else.
This post reminded me of my post The Other Side: http://journalwriter.blogspot.com/2011/01/other-side.html
Building from where you are right now; it’s the only place to start.
Be refreshed,
Dawn Herring
Great post. My husband recently asked me if I had regrets about a move we didn’t make and I had to admit that I didn’t. Maybe it’s my age (45) but I’ve got to the point where I can always find the good in whatever situation I’m in but it has taken me a while to get to this frame of mind. I’m a firm believer in enjoying the moment and the journey.