Pursue the Story.

Pursue The Journey.

Celebrate The Steps In The Journey.

 

Many times outside of time, I had many dreams and wishes. And there was nothing I loved more than Adventure. I am so in love with Adventure. It was the experience and the anticipation of surprise. Never knowing what it was I would see next or find. Who I would meet or where my road would lead me. 

 

And I learned at a very young age to relish the joy of Adventure, Curiosity, Discovery, and Exploration. All of life felt like a massive treasure hunt, but it was never about the treasure. It was alway about the journey and the story. It was always about each and every adventure. 

 

It was learning how to savor the journey and knowing always, that I had to fail X amount of times before I would succeed. Knowing that I would have to meet X amount of people before I found the one I was looking for. Knowing I would have to experience X amount of everything before I could have my Y. 

 

And so I learned to celebrate my failures because I saw them as steps toward my Truth. And I learned that every little thing in life, every little and big thing, required a “deposit” to be made before a withdrawal would be allowed. So, for me, I gorged myself on deposits. So excited, over and over again for the experience, the lesson, the adventure, the challenge… 

 

And I knew, always, that I would always get what I wanted because I knew that every single thing in every single life with every single thing must be done so many times before we all get it right. And either I was making deposits or I wasn’t. So I obsessed with the law of averages, celebrating my failures, “No’s” and losses because I knew I was one step closer. But what I wanted was the Failure or else I would never have the reward.

 

It was never about the Fruit of the Labor.

 

It was always about the Joy of the Journey on our way to the Fruit. 

 

And I forgot this. 

 

But today, I remembered it. And there in the Remembering, I found me again! All over again! And you know what! That is the best part! For every Failure, I remember ME! For every small win, I remember ME! And then… After a while, I DO know me!