Only Next Steps

I long for the big solutions that would address all of my perceived problems and give me an updated operating system for my life without any bugs or glitches (or baggage or ditches).

But life has shown me that, more often than not, all you get are two points of view: that of where you are and that of where you would rather be. From those two points of view, you have the opportunity to discover and take NEXT STEPS. Even when those next steps seem like leaps or entrances into black holes, they are only next steps on a journey with no clear beginning and no known end.

Even dying doesn't guarantee an end of NEXT STEPS. There is no such thing as final success or final failure in any endeavor. You still wake up after the wrap party or the funeral and wonder what you are going to do next...

This seemingly obvious fact changes everything if you let it. It takes away hope that you will ever complete everything on your "to do" list and it takes away fear that you might have missed the chance to do something really important.

I want to live with the awareness that every moment is a NEXT STEP and let each step carry me closer to my true home.