Wandering

J. R. R. Tolkien said, "Not all who wander are lost." 

There comes a point or two or two hundred in each of our lives where we stop and look around at everything you have or don't have. You start evaluating each area and aspect of your situation and decide if what you have is significant for you, or if you need something more in that area. You then decide which areas are thriving and which need the most attention. 

In most scenarios, a plan of attack is drawn up and followed, and in reality you end up fairly close to where you began, but you are pretty happy there so you stay. That's most cases.

In other situations, which aren't most, you look around, evaluate, and realize a change needs to occur. This isn't a chance like lose five pounds or organize the papers on your counter, or anything on that scale. This is a change your life, change your mindset, change everything change. You realize you're either at rock bottom, or you are starving your soul, and you need to feed it fast. This is completely okay for you, but it might seem odd or unusual to those around you. That's totally acceptable. You don't need someone else to approve of your dream, it's given to you for a reason. Put it to use. Don't let it or you wither away and die. Wander off the beaten path, become a pioneer in your field. Do something completely unprecidented because you never know what you can do until you try. Dare to amaze yourself, dare to use your talents, dare to change your life, and in turn change the lives of those you directly and indirectly associate with. 

Please don't think you can't wander away from your situation. If you're stuck in a mediocre place, you can leave. You can get up and walk away. Don't look back. Don't apologize for taking care of yourself. It is necessary and vital to your soul thriving. 

Eleanor Roosevelt said, "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Don't let your daydreams stay daydreams. Believe in them and believe in yourself enough to make them a reality. Wander away from the average lifestyle and the people in it, surround yourself with the phenomenal. 

I believe each of us need to do things for us. Personally I try to take time each day to reflect, with no technology. It allows me to keep a good perspective on my life and my goals. I also believe we need to do things to feel alive. This week there was a day I had no school, so I drove to Waterton simply to watch the sun rise. It didn't disappoint. I came away feeling that whatever happened, I knew God would help me through it. 

Please don't waste day after day wondering but not wandering. Wondering is a thought with no action; wandering is wondering put to useful action. Wander your own path, you'll find a greater peace of mind when you reevaluate again!