“If it’s a pleasant road I don”t care where it leads.”
~Henry James ~ “A Portrait of a Lady”
I was pretty down on myself for not having a concrete 5 year plan. So – I created one this past week. And then I remembered the reason why I didn’t have one in the first place!! lol.
Haha! Just teasing. It surely IS useful to have a general idea about where one would like to be in the future. And I think it would be terrible to pick a path that leads to a terrible outcome. The journey is often more important than the destination – but if that journey leads you to the middle of the desert, 1000 miles away from the nearest living person, with no cellphone, no food, no water and no transportation – well that journey is what I like to call a WASTE OF TIME!
or is it?
What if you had one crazy wild ride to get there? What if in the course of your trip to the desert you found true love and had accomplished all of your life goals? Sure you are there – in the middle of nowhere – but you’ve fulfilled your life’s purpose – you can rest in peace. And if that’s the case, maybe it wasn’t a waste of time at all.
Sure so ok – I now have a 5 year plan. I have goals and a bit of direction. But the reality is that as long as I’m following my heart and the road is pleasant – I think I’m inclined to agree with Henry James. I don’t care where I end up as long as I am making the most of what I’m given along the way.
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Very very true! Great post :) I haven’t thought of a 5 year plan lately. I had 1 about 5 years ago and it DID NOT include moving to australia and working in IT… but I’m totally happy. Not where I thought I’d end up- but I think I’m in a much better place than I could have ever expected.
I agree! I had a five year plan, but things changed – I moved to louisiana. So my plan changed. My journey is important to my growth as a person. If not for that journey I would not be the same person I am today.