Getting Somewhere

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.”
- John Pierpont Morgan

I can't believe it's already been several weeks since I've posted here! The summer has been much busier than I anticipated, both at work and at home, with weddings and funerals and swim lessons and pool parties and picnics and VBS and staying late to catch up at work, etc., etc., etc. To complicate things further, I've been sick for the better part of the last two weeks with a nasty head cold (or allergies - can't tell which) topped off with an intestinal bug that seems to have taken up permanent residence. 

Thanks to all of this activity (and enforced inactivity), I have not spent any significant time in the last few weeks on self-examination. It feels like I've been treading water - not moving forward perceptibly (at least not of my own volition), but not sinking, either. Just going with the flow, drifting along in the current.

I feel more comfortable with where I am, but not content to remain there. Does that make sense? I'm not unhappy, but I feel I should be actively doing something to move toward my goals - I'm just not certain what that "something" should be.

I had resolved a couple of weeks ago to begin meditating for at least 20 minutes daily, but my illness got in the way. I'll start again, beginning today, and see where that leads. If you have any suggestions of music for meditation or words to I can listen to/repeat to inspire self-love, please leave a comment or send me an e-mail. Thanks again, friends, for coming with me on this journey - your encouragement and support means the world to me!