Are we there yet?

Last week I was driving upstate with my friend and her kids, enjoying the foliage, a latte, and good conversation. Halfway there, the kids were getting restless and began to cry and yell “ are we there yet, I’m bored”. She assured them that it wasn’t much longer to sit back and enjoy the journey. As one could imagine, that wasn’t received well and the wining and crying ensued for the remainder of the half hour left. As we know young children have short attention spans and tend to move onto the next thing quickly. I began to think how similar adults and children are when things are not happening as quickly as we want them to.

Recently, I have been experiencing my own “Are we there yet” moments, when a few areas of my life were not aligning themselves as I hoped at this stage of the game. I had anticipated my apartment would have sold by now, a great relationship would have blossomed, or a great career opportunity would have presented itself. Even after taking the necessary steps toward my goals nothing as of yet materialized with the way I wanted it to. My restless nature started kicking in and I began to look for outside sources to make me happy which translates to shopping and more shopping, but I remembered a wise woman advised me to “stop looking at other people’s garden and cultivate your own”. What she meant was run your own race. Everyone has his or her own individual life path.  It made sense, although it never really clicked before, this time I heard it loud and clear. Perhaps it was the hours of Super Soul Sunday, or Hay House Radio, or maybe it was the velvety taste of my second bottle of Cabernet I just inhaled, but it just made sense.

I started to change my perception and came across some Bishop T.D. Jakes quotes from the Potters House in Dallas. He said “ If you hold onto your history, you do it at the expense of your destiny”. This was very moving and profound to me on my personal journey. This also resonated with me, because I have so much history in my current apartment, 11 years to be exact with many unwise choices, and unfulfilled goals. However, I sometimes, forget I have also had many laughs, and happy times, and most of all growth in spirit. I admit, sometimes I see the glass half empty, which is not serving me well. So I decided to really take to heart what Bishop T. D. Jakes said, and create a new history.

Last week, I was invited on another car drive upstate, and for the first time I was conscious of my impatience and the adult  “ Are we there yet” recording I usually play over and over. I really took in the gorgeous foliage of the changing autumn leaves, and had a great conversation as well.  I felt that a new history was being created full of the unknown, and possibilities. Of course, it always helps with a venti mocha latte with extra whip cream and caramel to come along on the journey. Yum!

Stay tuned…