Energy, Focus and Time....

This morning as I crawled onto the freeway with only 20 minutes to arrive at a destination that should, on a good day, only take 20 minutes to reach... each car that stopped, waited and then s-l-o-w-l-y crept onto the freeway seemed to take forever to move ahead and on into traffic.

I glanced over to my left shoulder only to see traffic barely moving in all four lanes of the freeway and I hate to admit it, but I had one of those “What am I doing getting on the freeway at this time in the morning? This was a crazy idea... I should have known better... I should have taken a side-street... Should I get off at the next exit and wind my way around, or continue on? I’ve got to decide - I’ve got to change course - or do I?”

This annoyed/irritated thought process kept me occupied until I finally entered the freeway, and low and behold in less than two minutes I was cruising along at 50 – 55 mph listening to a great podcast and enjoying a beautiful morning drive.

What I was reminded of by this little emotional side-step is the energy, focus and time I waste questioning (after the fact, and I am already committed) whether this route or that route is the smartest, fastest, “whatever” one. And trust me, this can and does go so much deeper than freeway choices.....

The energy, focus and time wasted on second guessing and too quickly questioning choices made is nothing but a waste of energy, focus and time.

The goal - stay the course! Don’t get off the freeway just because at the moment it is moving at a snails pace. Hold the course - nine times out of ten traffic (think obstacles) will suddenly clear and we’ll wonder why we wasted our precious energy questioning our decision(s).

And the end of this story - I did arrive at my appointment on time!

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