During my guided 🍄 trip 1.5 years ago, I said to my guide,
“Wow, I feel a bit envious toward you. You’ve found your life purpose. You have this beautiful home in nature. You have all the resources you need to live out your dream life.”
She responded,
“Well, let me tell you what I envy about you, Wes. It took me 25 years in corporate to get here. But you’ve decided at such a young age that you will not compromise for anything less than your dream life.”
Man, I needed to hear that. Here, I was thinking about how poor I was at that time. How much stability I had given up from walking away from my old career to pursue writing and coaching. But I hadn’t fully appreciated the beauty of this chapter.
To this day, I sometimes feel behind. I get frustrated for moving slower than I’d like to, for not having reached the “destination” yet.
But there is no destination to reach. There is no timeline to follow. There is no such thing as wasted time.
There is only the journey. And in each chapter of it, all I am called to do is enjoy, explore, and perhaps take one step further along my most aligned path.
When I get anxious about meeting timelines or excelling quickly, I think back to that moment during my trip.
I chose my dream life, and all the hurdles that come with it.
I’m not behind. I’m not ahead. I’m exactly where the fuck i’m supposed to be.
shoutout to
for this banger of a tweet:
Amazing! What an honor to hold space for you and know how my simple truthful reflection held so much meaning for you. You are always welcome back.