Oops! I Didn't Plan on That

I find myself constantly challenged by the unexpected turns that life takes. I make great plans for my life and have an organized vision of how to get there but it seems that things never go exactly as planned. There are always things that come up that I didn't expect and I am forced to think on my feet and come up with a solution to deal with whatever may have come up. Maybe you noticed that for the first time I am posting on a Monday not Wednesday, curve ball. Due to scheduling conflicts this week, I have my work day today instead of Wednesday. I had to think on my feet and make a decision, shift my plans or forfeit the opportunity to connect with you this week in the time that I had available; I chose the latter.

As I have LifeWalked over the years I have come across many circumstances that threatened to derail my best laid plans. I have encountered illness (mine and my family's), financial woes, weather, scheduling conflicts, delays of all kinds and I have often considered giving up on my desires because at times it just seemed too hard to overcome all the obstacles that stood in my way. To be honest, I have given up more times that I care to admit and I have regretted that decision. I have also found the strength to press on through much of this adversity and I have seen amazing results in my life and in the lives of others as a consequence of our efforts to move beyond the obstacles that sought to hold us back.

In truth, your best asset in LifeWalking (as in life) is flexibility. It is important to make a plan and to do your best to stick with it; for instance, I had to make a commitment to blog each Wednesday or I never would have consistently done it. Then it is important to make changes and tweaks to that plan when things aren't working out. I have found at times it is even necessary to scrap the plan entirely and come up with a new plan in order to reach a desired goal. The main thing is to make sure that you don't give up completely on your desires. If you have decided to pursue a desire through LifeWalking, chances are that it is something that matters to you deeply. DON'T GIVE UP, press on and do your best to achieve that goal even when it isn't easy.

Take a moment to think about the things that are holding you back from achieving your desires; is there something that you can do to make things work? Do you need to make an entirely new plan or can you just tweak the plan that you already have in order to make it work?

Keep at it. Nothing worth having comes without cost.