I believe that the point in going from A to B is to realize that though you are on your way to Z – all you need to focus on is the (current) journey from A to B. If you don’t focus on the immediate then the journey to Z isn’t as smooth, straight, and satisfying as it can be. This is a time to remember you’re heading to Z but that the first step is to arrive safely at B.
On the way can also be a time of new learnings, or of reassessment of the who, what, why of the journey. Plus, do you see things around you as you travel? Do either of these opportunities make you look at how this impacts your you? How do you use your on the way? Or is your focus not on the path A to B takes you but on what you might do once you arrive at B?
What motivates you? Is the first step the mindset you are attempting to follow? It is difficult to do one thing at a time – it’s not the logic, it’s the implementation – especially in a world that seems to operate on multitasking. We all seem to be in a humongous hurry to go to… sometimes, we aren’t even sure of our idealized destination. We just know that we need to be on the move, to get ‘there’ and as fast as possible. Why? Why all the rush to (fill in the blank)? Once there, will you Be There? Or will your arrival simply start a new journey? And eventually? What if you decided, on the way, that the Z isn’t your Z? What can or do you do?
While all these questions may seem like so many mind games, that’s not the reason or purpose. Actually the word I am emphasizing is – intentional. We need to live intentional and not fragmented or scattered lives. We need to know our ‘why’s’ and motivations behind them. We need to act, not rushed or harried, but intentional. Others may attempt to rush you but you don’t need to live by that standard, unless you are ready. Every day we all are on some journey from our ‘A’ to the ‘B’ and this is not the problem. It’s how we go about moving from A to B and who we are in this process. We need to live fulfilling, intentional, and fruitful lives. It depends on how we go about our journey that determines the quality.
