Getting There

If I had a dollar for every time someone has told me, "Live in the moment", I'd be a pretty rich girl! I seem to always be focused on what's right around the corner, and rarely stop to notice what's going on right before my eyes. I'm the kind of girl that could give you a detailed and impressive answer to the common interview question: "Where do you see yourself in five years?", but when asked what I'm doing next week, I'm often frustrated when I realize it does not even resemble what I hope to be doing in five years, and that my current reality seems somewhat mundane and boring! Does anyone ever get this feeling? I certainly hope I'm not alone!

A few months ago, a good friend of mine (one who is way better at living in the moment than I am) finally got through to me. They were right. I can plan for the future, and dream big, believing that down the road, I will achieve all that I have worked for. However, those aspirations do not belittle the day to day experiences and lessons that I have the opportunity to learn all the time, and that will ultimately help me "get there". I'm so guilty of thinking, "Life will be so much better when I am making better money, when I find my prince charming, when I get out of my parents house....". It is true, those things will be wonderful, but I'm finally realizing that while I'm just waiting on the next big event to occur in my life, my life is passing me by! I feel as though have been living "pay check to pay check" in the area of life in general; Constantly waiting for the next promotion, always hoping to write the great American novel and consistently planning for my big move to who knows where. Well, I'm tired of rushing to get there.

I felt this would be an appropriate first post for the blog Getting There, because it's ironically not just about that. This blog is dedicated to all the lessons we learn, mistakes we make, and boring task we endure on this journey of life. I believe those things are what make really appreciate it when we finally do "get there" (whatever that means to you), and they are certainly the things that make life so worth it. Ralph Waldo Emerson may have summed it up best when he said, "Life is a journey, not a destination". With that said, enjoy the journey, the destination will come, and even if it does not come quickly or take us where we think it should, isn't the trip half the fun? :)

Amour*Katie

PS: This video sums it up wonderfully...