Sequencing - If I Knew Then What I Know Now

To: Those who come after us, with us or beside us
RE: What I have learned from my life journey

Sequencing

Sequencing is the one word that sums up what I know to be true. It took me some time to really "get it." It being that you can have, be and accomplish anything you want in life, but not all at one time. Living in anticipation of this season to be over so that you can find happiness in the next is a fallacy and prime breeding ground for resentment and stomachaches.

Rushing through school, so I could enjoy vacation, I got the education, but sometimes missed the wisdom. Eager to start real life, I sometimes overlooked life lessons. Wishing the babies would get potty trained so I would be more mobile, I sometimes forgot staying home was okay. Hoping they would pass the driver's license test so I wouldn't have to drive them everywhere, I suddenly realized the drive was the best communication model available. Hungry for a promotion at work, so I could climb higher on a ladder leaning against an institution I didn’t even like, I woke up to my real passion, and it wasn’t Corporate America.

"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted." - Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

Sure I was busy, but was I productive? Was it imperative to be on so many boards and involved in so many organizations in order to hurry change? Why was I so annoyed when others didn't see the same vision I had? Was I impatient to pluck what had been planted, before it had fully matured? My greatest crop has been fine children who like themselves and each other. My marriage is solid and our retirement is secure. In terms of worldly accomplishments and acclaim, I have done well. But, I forgot to enjoy myself along the way.

Hasty at waiting for the "real stuff" to happen, I frequently neglected to savor the season. Now I know that all the good things would have happened anyway, just a little later in my life. Now, I know that there is time to take walks with a friend and not be afraid to miss the boat. There will be another one coming along soon, and it might be headed to a far better destination than any of us could have ever imagined.

My advice to you, my dear friends: You have plenty of time to do all that you were destined to do. Climb in the rowboat, but don't be so concerned about steering or paddling against the current. Relax, and enjoy the scenery and the season. You will get where you want to be soon enough by just going with the flow and trusting that you are where you need to be, doing what you need to be doing and learning what you need to be learning right now.

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