Too Many Goals?

 

How's your goals?  Do you have a shortfall of GOALS?  OR do you have TOO MANY GOALS?  If I may make a wild guess, you would likely fall on the right side of the spectrum, that is, having TOO MANY GOALS!!!  So, are you one of those WHO is always working toward one of the many goals in your journal?  Constantly thinking ABOUT WHAT'S next, HOW to be better, WHERE your life is headed to and HOW can you better tomorrow from WHAT you are right now??? 

NOT too long ago, I admit I was obsessed in setting GOALS left, right, center, front, rear, name it.  End result?  I found myself drained, exhausted, zapped.  WHAT was my realization then?  I told myself I seem to be living in the FUTURE and NOT the PRESENT!@#$%?  True, I think I had such laser focus on accomplishing the GOALS I set BUT I missed out BIG TIME as I stretched my too thinly across one too many goals, I missed out enjoying WHAT I was doing and worst of worst, that led me straight to burnout, whew.  NOT because any of my goals WASN'T something I wanted BUT because all of them out together created that constant 'GO-GO-GO' state💧💧💧

This reminds me of someone trying to help restore order in my chaotic situation then WHEN he blurted:  WHO HAS TIME FOR PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY WHEN THE REAL WORK OF ACHIEVING AND ACCOMPLISHING NEEDS TO BE DONE YET?  If there's one NOT so obvious human frailty, it is our tendency to resort for constant perfectionism, planning everything out, even saving the world, anything to keep us busy in order to avoid the vulnerability and uncertainty that comes with PAUSING and being yourself💥💥💥

One realization WHICH caused me to struggle with was realizing that JOY HAPPENS IN THE ORDINARY MOMENTS.  And alas, some of us tend to be busy chasing the 'EXTRAORDINARY' that, in the end, causes us to MISS ALL THE JOY.  At one point, I felt very conflicted.  Should I GO GO GO and accomplish amazing things and leap tall buildings in a single bound?  OR do I find joy in the ORDINARY MOMENTS, gratitude for the life I lead and happiness in the every day???

Our takeaway:  After rounds of soul-searching, it seemed like one COULDN'T happen alongside the other and something had to give.  And in order for me to be able to find the right balance, I felt that I needed to get some space from my multifarious goals.  I even thought then that a purposeful break to unwind and recharge and spend time WHAT actually brings me joy, NOT WHAT I think I should aim for.  So, if you yourself are currently going through the same whirlwind of 'over-achievement' and are feeling a little burn out, I realized I need to TAKE A BREAK from my goals and refocus on the PRESENT, live IN THE MOMENT.  Frankly one TOO MANY GOALS has its drawbacks😔😔😔