Traveling The Road of Independence

I realized something this morning: I need to re-focus on my own efforts. For the past few months, I’ve stretched myself pretty thin attempting to involve myself in other people’s projects and priorities. I was making the same old mistake of the past: Neglecting my own efforts to help those of others.

I’ve had many reasons for keeping my hands in numerous cookies jars: I figured they’d bring me closer to certain goals and that I’d realize some efforts sooner. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case. So, rather than chasing opportunities I cannot and am fully not ready to commit to, I should really get back to focusing on what’s most important right now: Me.

When we commit to things prematurely, we end up being on someone else’s schedule. And, given my independent streak, my journey, growth, etc., it takes time to be fully ready to commit to others in a way that’s beneficial to them. So, I think the wisest thing for anyone in a similar position is to not take on the extra projects and instead, focus entirely on your own.

There are a lot of things I’m simply not ready for. This is one area where I haven’t been completely and brutally honest with myself. My motivation and passion for many things are way down, even though I’ve told others differently. The reality is that I’m still patching up things in my own life and have to take gradual steps to realize what I once had.

Thus, traveling the road of independence is what I intend to do from this point forward. At this point, this is the most important thing for me to do. I need to be fully engaged and committed to what’s important in my life. Best of all, there aren’t any timetables. I can do what I want, when I want and when it’s right for me.

Focus on your own journey. The rest will follow.

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