When I was growing up I always enjoyed the story about Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. The focus on the porridge being … just right… appealed to me. The concept is a positive one… isn’t it? Isn’t being in the right place and doing the right thing (job) and living a right life (no problems of relationships or finance or bad behavior or…) – isn’t that worth striving for? Isn’t it? However, is it ever possible?
While ‘just right’ may be something to work toward, the goal – it still may not be attainable. And… what do you do with a ‘just right’? This last question may be the salient one – what do you do when you are in a ‘just right’ place? Rest? Maintain? Do you now have no goals to work for? Is ‘perfect’ the condition you find yourself in? Absolutely not! It’s a resting place yes, but momentary.
‘Just right’ should give you the information that you really are on the right path for you and now it’s time to look around, reassess, refine and move on. Standing still is not something to hold onto, regardless of age. In the first place you’ll get run over if you are standing still. Or if you’re holding too tightly, you may squeeze the life out of it. But as much as equilibrium is desirable, it rarely is attainable and never for very long.
‘Just right’ needs to be viewed as what it is – a momentary condition of indeterminate length that is occurring on your way to wherever you are going. Even Goldilocks, after she had consumed the ‘just right’ porridge had to then deal with the irritated bears. Your journey may also be marked by bears after your ‘just right’ condition is finished. Enjoy the moment but prepare for the next step too.
…but what do you think?
