Where Are You Headed?

So another week has flown by.  The month of June is upon us and it too is swiftly passing through. 
What were my goals for this year? Have I made any real headway?
Well, my fitness is at an all time high, I am the most fulfilled I have ever been at work, my relationships are exactly where I want them to be, my children are absolute angels and my country has really made a turnaround. And it is only June!!!!
I am sure I am not the only one to have fallen 'just short' of achieving my goals thus far. 

Does it seem like the time is slipping through your fingers and the more you try and grab at the dropping items, you just seem to be dropping something else? 
Take a step back and re-prioritise. Review what it is you wanted to achieve and perhaps modify the direction or perhaps the milestones you wanted to achieve. 

"If you don't change your direction you will end up where you are heading."  - Lao Tzu
Similarly, nothing changes if you change nothing. 

Why is it that we resist the change and hold on so tightly to the familiar even if we are aware of the eventual destination it is leading us to? Does the unknown really bind us so strongly?  The sooner you make the change the sooner your ship will start turning and you will start seeing new horizons. Sometimes the change is instantaneous, others take time to surface and of course these are the ones we need to press into and hold onto with the vision of the goal, instead of letting go and slipping back to the familiar.

In a slightly different topic direction, this week I witnessed someone being hit by a car on the main road home. It was a horrific thing to see. His body rag-doll tossed into the air and landing motionless on the other side of the road. That scene reminded me how fragile our lives are and there really isn't even a second that we can afford to waste. That man wasn't planning to have that happen on his way home. It took one judgement lapse to put him where he is right now. In the same light our decisions, or lack thereof, will put us where we are headed. Make sure you make the right decisions. In that statement there is as much emphasis on making the decisions as well as being the right ones.

Check where you are headed, adjust and trim the sails to give the desired destination.