I’ve been travelling an insane amount this year. The past two weeks I’ve been on eight flights and by the end of the month it will have totalled 16. I’m starting to forget where I live. But like anything I believe its important to take every opportunity to consciously look at the lessons.
For me right now, it’s a great lesson in being present, staying in the moment and quite literally living a day at a time. Like many of us, I am juggling several businesses, staff, a partner and always have a number of different balls in the air. It would be easy to get overwhelmed if I allowed myself to think too far ahead to all the things I have to do and all the people and entities I am answerable to.
But what I’m finding is that amidst this world of potential chaos, I’m actually feeling very calm and in control. Its because I’m just doing the next thing that I need to do and parking everything else until it needs to be dealt with. There’s a certain amount of surrender, doing what needs to be done in the moment and letting people know that their needs will be met as and when they need to be. Its smooth and its easy. To be honest, it’s a far cry from how I once lived.
Its easy to dwell on what was or what may be and cut ourselves off from the present. But what I am learning is that there is no point indulging in what might be. There is no point to the “if only’s” or “I’ll do this when”.
Its not an easy practice that’s for sure and I often laugh at the ridiculousness that transports me from being present and in the moment. Our only reality is right here right now. Who can possibly predict what tomorrow will bring. So much of our lives is based on fear of the unknown. And often those fears are so much bigger in our minds than they will or can ever be in reality.
So my thought is to let go. Stay here and now because that is the only thing that is in our control. And for me, that’s the only thing that truly makes me happy.