It's not about the destination

Recently I made a card for a friend and I chose my stamp that said "it's not about the destination, it's about the journey".  Not the first time I have read that, but I really gave thought to what this meant. 

We focus so much on where we are going that we don't savor the moments we are in while getting there.  I understand it, I really do and I get it that in order to get to our desired destination there are things we must do on our journey to get there.  Because of my faith I know the path I need to follow to reach the desired destination.

What I thought as I read that over and over was life itself, and the journey it takes us on.  Sometimes a path we have chosen sometimes it is chosen for us. It is filled with lessons, and joys, heartaches, hardships, special moments and celebrations that ultimately lead us to our destination.

Our journey will no doubt face challenges, but it is in these challenges our courage and strength is tested.  There are obstacles that will be in our path and we will have to overcome these obstacles in order to reach our desired destination.  Sometimes the obstacles will be tough choices, often Blessing that we fail to see at that moment.

Our reactions to the challenges, the heartaches, the joys, the obstacles will all play an important role and the outcome of our journey.

When we get knocked off our path we have two choices we can focus on getting knocked off the path or we can make the best of the situation and know there are lessons to be learned at every turn.

The people we meet on our journey are people we are supposed to meet, they may have a lasting affect on our lives or they may contribute minutely to our lives but their impact may be no less important.

Times stops for no one so it is important to face our journey and all the amazing experiences it has to offer.  Our journey is measured in moments , those moments make up our memories, our experiences, our heartaches, joys, disappointments and those moments turn into a timeline that will ultimately have us reach our destination. No one wishes for hardships, disappointments and troubled times however it is in those times we gain our strength and courage to continue our journey.

Our journey's make us stronger.  Stronger means looking back and seeing the person you have become today,it's looking within yourself and realizing, the person you have become would not exist if it weren't for the things that have happened on your journey.

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Be the master of your own ship.  Plant your feet on new soil.  Take the path less chosen, live for your journey not for your destination and you will find that reaching your destination was made possible because of your personal journey.     .

Master of your own ship. Plant your feet in new soil.