The Road Not Taken

I find myself in the same position I have always been in. I have no direction. I have many things I want do do, to try, to achieve. Yet I rarely move in the direction of any of these, at least no more than thinking about them and perhaps edging a little closer to actually doing something.

This inactivity takes the form of procrastination. However, it has a deeper explanation.

To take a step closer to any goal or desire means to let go and move away from the many other goals. Nay not so, I hear you cry. Why, you can do so many things all at the same time. Perhaps this is true, yet for me, I need to focus on one thing at a time and that in itself takes time. So for me, to actually do anything means to leave behind the opportunity of doing everything else.

I am sure this is an easy fix for a life coach but trust me, it probably affects more people than you think. Mid life crises spring to mind. It is classic and corny at the same time but I don’t think these are crises at all. I think they are a fight against making a choice to do one thing or be one thing or even two things. An actor and a waiter, a teacher and a mother, a writer and a therapist. Why can’t we be all of those and more?

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