I had an epiphany during Savasana in yoga yesterday.
I have been worrying so much about my future lately. I’ve found that my thoughts 90% of the time were of where I would rather be than where I was at that present moment.
How can I get there? What do I need to do? I would be planning each and every step it would take to get me to my end result, which was to be in the place that I would much rather be in than where I was at that moment.
What can I say? I am a dreamer. Always have been, always will be. And that is why it is such a challenge for me to be in the moment. Because I am also a maximizer, meaning I am always trying to make things as good as they can possibly be. If I would rather be there, and I would be happier there, why am I here? I should just go there!
But, as I was laying there, sweat dripping on my yoga mat, my instructor said something that caught my attention:
“You are exactly where you are meant to be, and you are perfect exactly as you are.”
And then I thought, “Huh… maybe I need to take that into consideration.”
Then I had the epiphany.
I can only be exactly where I am.
Woah.
Did you get that? I can only be where I am in that present moment. And, if I really think about it, right there is exactly where I should be. And that got me thinking. Why am I so insistent on getting from point A (where I’m at) to point B (where I want to be)?
I am where I am for a reason.
Of course, I have the desires I do for a reason as well. And I probably will get to the place that I want to eventually. But right now, I should be focusing on what the present moment, right here, right now, has for me. Because I know that whatever is in store for me here is preparing me for what’s next.
And with that, I shouldn’t be half-assing the things I have in my life just because I’m not located exactly where I want to be. Its an important life lesson.
Do your best at each and every little thing. If you’re going to do something, do it well. Why waste your time and energy doing a crappy job at something just because you’d rather be doing something else?
And that’s where GROWTH happens. Growth happens in the places that we’re uncomfortable and unhappy.
Because you never know, what you’re doing right now could be exactly the growth you need to get you to your ultimate goal.
Over-Thought Thinkings. 