Hey there friend…
It’s a beautiful sunny day here… and I am fully outside soaking in some much-needed Vitamin D…
and so is my cat Nevy, living his absolute best life…
How are you?
The other day I was driving to pick hubby up from work… and there was traffic. Not just a little… the kind that makes you rethink your life choices…
So I did what we all do… tap tap on Google Maps… and boom… a new route appeared… one I wasn’t familiar with…
But I trusted it…
Even though, if I’m being honest… I was nervous…
You know that feeling? Driving somewhere unfamiliar… every turn feels like it matters more… your senses are heightened… you’re alert… slightly anxious… just hoping you don’t miss your turn…
Or even going somewhere new in general… that quiet tension of not quite knowing…
That was me…
I was so focused on the road… on getting it right… on not missing a turn… that the moment I hit a familiar road, I literally felt my whole body exhale…
Relief…
Like I had been holding my breath the entire time…
And that’s when it hit me…
I was so focused on getting there… that I completely missed the journey…
I couldn’t tell you what I passed… no houses, no views, no people… nothing… for all I know the streets could’ve been paved in gold and I would’ve driven right through without noticing…
And that thought stayed with me…
Because the way you do one thing… is the way you do everything…
So I asked myself… where else in my life am I driving like this?
And the answer came quickly…
My business…
I’m building… learning… pushing… showing up… using every spare minute I have… completely absorbed in the process…
And somewhere along the way… I forgot to breathe…
Forgot to enjoy it…
Forgot that this too… is part of the journey…
So today felt like a gentle interruption…
A reminder…
Stop…
Breathe…
Have some fun…
And fun for me… looks like this… writing… connecting… pausing long enough to actually be in the moment…
So I’ll leave you with this…
Where in your life are you so focused on getting there… that you’re missing the experience of being here?
And maybe… just maybe…
Today is your moment to slow down… and take it all in.
