On appreciating the process of living

Hakuna Matata...it means no worries for the rest of your days. It's our problem-free philosophy, Hakuna Matata! ~Timon and Pumbaa

I have tried to commence 2018 with a positive outlook by looking at the bigger picture so as to scan aspects of my life that I've put on the lower tiers of my priority list last year (e.g. physical health, better parenting skills, arts & humanities, recreation, travel, etc.). In relation to the preceding blog post, 2017 was certainly a pivotal period. You know that feeling when you're going through something significantly challenging and what keeps you moving is the oasis of that day when that challenge becomes a thing of the past? I'm at that moment now--that moment of relief.  Relief and (interestingly) separation anxiety...sepanx. Not the disorder, but the millenial slang for the feeling you get when you have to uncling to something. Let's face it, we all wake up each day because of the things that drive us to achieve a fulfilled life.

I once thought that life would proceed the way I would like for it to happen if I just stay on track and tick all the required boxes. I was going to be a musician, physician, person with PhD, housewife...like a determined Pac-Man who ends up arriving at an unintended place. 

Going this way, oh okay, this way, uh (stuck in a rut), oh this is where I'm supposed to be.

I remember a previous post I wrote about focusing on the process of thriving and basking in the entire spectrum of human emotions.  As Ralph Waldo Emerson famously stated, Life is a journey, not a destination.