Dreams come true…the only variable is when.
~ my “Note from the Universe” yesterday
Now, I know that these are not unique to me. I know that everyone else getting these is figuring out how they apply to their own lives, and hopefully having some insights as a result.
This one really spoke to me yesterday. Because I’ve been thinking about long and winding roads, and how I got where I am today, and whether I would be the same person, with the same drive and focus, if I had not traveled the way I did.
I won’t get into details, but suffice to say my professional life trajectory did not unfold the way I thought it would.
I was on the straight, narrow, and fast path. I thought I’d go up for tenure early! and then, derailed. By health issues. By mental health issues (I can say that now). By self-doubt and self-criticism and not standing up for myself. By running when I should have stood firm and faced what I needed to in order to get where I wanted to be.
But where I wanted to be wasn’t the right destination for me.
I needed to leave the place where I thought I’d be forever, to find the place where I think I belong.
Maybe I wouldn’t have chosen this road. But in hindsight, I think it worked out pretty well. 😉