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By Kendra Voth

It’s The Journey, Not The Destination ~ Jeffrey Rolo

Each individual in the world is born innately different; we each have our own essence. Perhaps our nature and character are already in place at the time of birth, or maybe our environment and experiences is what shapes our lives?  How do we find our way down the path to our souls?

Be Uniquely You

When did we forget to think freely for ourselves? We are constantly being bombarded with other people’s thoughts and opinions. Our parents, friends, teachers, peers, even the media all seem to have something to say about how we should think, how we should behave and what we should do with our lives. What does “should” mean, anyway?  Be brave enough to seek out what “you” want, don’t forget that “you” have the freedom to make your own decisions about “you.” After all, you are the diva of this story and ultimately, you get to make choices and experience the outcome of those choices, good and bad.

Stop the Insanity!

Are you suffering from insanity? Have you ever watched a dog chase its tail? Spinning around and around and around endlessly until the poor dog drops from being dizzy and exhausted, only to catch his breath to start chasing his tail again?  How does this relate to YOUR life? The definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over and over again every day expecting different results. STOP what you are doing and make a change; try something different.

Never Stop Questioning

Open your mind, ask your self in EVERY situation, is it possible that there may be another way to see this? Is it possible that my way is only one way of many possible options? Is it possible that I may be incorrect?  Never stop asking questions, or taking in new experiences. When experiencing life, you may want to remain open to anything that might turn into the truth; just when you think you have the world all figured out, it changes again, don’t miss it.

More Walk – Less Talk

You can talk – talk- talk your heart out about all the things you want to do and be and that’s a great first step.  However, at some point, take all the talk and start to walk.  Set goals for your self that are measurable, enjoy your successes and your failures. After all, doesn’t Jeffrey Rolo say, “it’s about the journey not the destination”?

No More Lies

Liar, liar pants on fire! How many of us lie to ourselves and others? How many of us do what someone else wants us to do, even though we secretly don’t want to?  The only person you are cheating is your self, ladies! Figure out your values and what is important to you. Now measure up your choices and see if they are in line with your values, or someone else’s. Don’t go to Nursing school because your parents think it’s a stable career choice when you really want to be a Graphic Designer. Find your passion and go after it!

Risk it

Coleman Young once said, “Courage is one step ahead of fear”. Push your limits, conquer your fears. We always choose the easiest thing; it feels good, safe and secure.  What is “safe,” anyways? Has the worst thing you have ever imagined come true? We have the power to imagine things and then to create them.  We can experience our surroundings, we can imagine new surroundings and then we can create exactly what we imagined.

We all have one life to live and a short time to do so; enjoy the journey to your soul and don’t be afraid to veer from the path and carve one of your own.

xo