“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.”
-Yogi Berra
I received this quote in a newsletter this morning and it really hit home. In a recent blog, Obstacles To Goal Achievement, I discussed that lack of true commitment was one of our biggest obstacles. Not being clear about where you are going may be even more important.
While I’ve been doing some in-depth work on clarity, this tiny little quote sums it all up very clearly and makes perfect sense. I realized that I am not where I wanted to be at this point in my life because I never had a clear vision of what I wanted and what was possible. The things that I thought I wanted in my twenties did not work out – a happy marriage and healthy, “normal” family was what I wanted above and beyond anything else, and I was devastated when that did not happen. After my divorce, I went to college and earned a Master’s Degree summa cum laude, but because I was not aware of my true strengths and abilities or what I really wanted for a career, I spent years just “winging it” and found myself lost at mid-life.
The positive side is that the experiences of those years have helped me get very clear on what I want, and I’m satisfied where I am right now – working toward clearly defined goals. The kids are grown, I’ve learned what I’m good at and what needs improvement and what I don’t want. I know how I want to work and live my life.
Yogi Berra’s quote is so true but I’d make a slight edit: “You WILL wind up somewhere else” if you don’t know where you’re going. Perhaps, like me, there are reasons that you’re not sure right now and that’s okay. But rather than just drift along, take some time to think about and write down at least where you think you want to go. It’s better to adjust and adapt a tentative plan than to have no plan at all. I firmly believe that our subconscious minds and the universe do work to accommodate our desires – I’ve seen and experienced this many times. By making a map for your life and career, you will be better able to recognize opportunities when they come along and avoid wasting time.
Get your journals out, I’ve got my eye on you……..
Oya, Goddess of Storms
OOAK Artist Doll by Parthena Black
True, so true!
Thanks for reading, Vickie!
Hi Parthena, Yes we are on a similar wavelenght. How cool is that. I love what you wrote. This journey we call Life that we are on can be painful but when we learn the lessons we are here to learn there are few words to discribe the experience. I describe it as empty/full at the same time. It is that space where we are ever so Present.
Beautifully said, Carol, and thanks so much for reading.