Life in the Almost.

Piggybacking on my “the in-between” post, life isn’t always easy or on our time frame. There are times we will find ourselves waiting.

Waiting on the proposal.

Waiting on the next career change.

Waiting on the promotion.

Waiting on the chance to be pregnant.

There are times I find myself waiting and sulking in my mundane. Sitting in my own grief. Or living in complacency.

It’s easy to think on the “what ifs” or “almosts” in life, but it’s harder to keep growing and moving when life tells you to stop or give up. Don’t let that wait catch you coasting.

Let the wait find you riding the waves.

Let it find you climbing mountains.

Let it find you soaring.

Live each day.

Fill your life with new beginnings. Start a new book. Find a new hobby. Make a new friend. Start a blog. Do whatever you can to live your life the fullest.

I have heard this saying numerous times. I am sure we all have, and it sounds so bleh honestly. Like what does that even mean? I am living. I’m here aren’t I? It simply means to move past the in-betweens and never stop. Never stop showing up. Never stop being you. Don’t let your current situation keep you from thriving. Don’t let your almost break you. Stop sulking in your in-between and find something that fills your bucket.

I don’t want to live my life in the almost. Because truth be told, we will always be waiting for something.

Life never stops changing, moving, or challenging us. It doesn’t have a time frame when A meets B or F meets G this or this will happen. It simply keeps going at various rates.

And I know when the waiting finally ends for my current season, I want to be found thriving.

If you have ever ran, you know that stopping makes it worse. It’s better to slow down and keep moving than to stop and pause. Even when the race ends, keep moving. Keep practicing. Keep running. You never know when your next race will come that speeds you back up.

I don’t know about you, but I choose to keep running. To keep shuffling – because sometimes that is all I can manage. I won’t allow myself to push people away because I’m leaving anyways. I can still make new friends. I can still do my very best at work and be all in. I can still go out and enjoy each day.

I can still thrive in my in-between.

I can still grow in my current wait.