As I exit my sabbatical, I’ve spent more time thinking about what’s next. These thoughts tend to with come hopes, desires, and worries. But they don’t have to.
This year has been the first time in my life I haven’t had a plan or timeline for my next phase. That openness has helped me appreciate the present, and be wary of the future. I’ve learned to notice when I’m ruminating on the future (rather than taking practical steps along my desired path). It gives me an uncomfortable feeling, like leaning too far over high ledge.
In my meditation app recently, I heard this advice:
“You cannot become happy. You can only be happy, in this moment, right now.”
We should still make plans and follow through with them. But we shouldn’t confuse those plans for living a good life.
sabbatiblog 