Learning to Love the Process

I’m learning to have patience with myself.

I got a juicy stack of books for Christmas that I already want to have read, about a dozen potential life paths that I already want to have taken, and too many countries to name that I already want to have visited.

But, the value isn’t in the completion of these things. It’s in the process. And, the process is slow and methodical and monotonous—and sometimes really inefficient and frustrating.

It’s also filled with lightbulb moments and exciting rabbit holes and deep realizations that change your life. It’s far richer than it gets credit for.

So, instead of getting manic about all that I want to do in life and shaming myself for not being further along, I can breathe in and breathe out—back into the present moment, remembering that it’s the most important thing right now.

And, it’s just as beautiful as the beautiful things I hope to accomplish in time.