So, you know how a few weeks ago I wrote an entire blog post about how I am finally happy after such a long time of not being happy? Yeah, that’s still true. I’m still a happy camper, but lately I’ve been having to remind myself a lot to slow down and be patient. There are so many things I want out of life. I want to crush it at my job, I want to be an author, I want to travel and see the world, I want to get married and have a family. I could go on and on, but you get my point.

I found myself getting a little frustrated this week over some of these things. For instance, I got a little flustered at work one day because I didn’t know the answer to something, and I so badly wanted to prove to everyone that I was smart, and knew what I was doing. I had to remind myself that I have only been at this job for a couple of weeks. They can’t expect me to know everything yet, and I can’t expect it from myself either. In time, I will learn more and continue to get better at what I am doing. I just have to be patient!

I’ve mentioned before that I want to be a writer, and I am still working on the book that I’ve been writing for over a year now. I still dream of the day where I could potentially make enough money off my writing to do it full-time. However, every time I open up my story, I find more that I need to change or need to add, and I know it’s going to be a while yet before I am fully satisfied with it. I so wish I could fast forward to the day where I’m done with it and see where it takes me! But, for now, I need to be patient.

For the last decade or so, I’ve bounced from idea to idea about what I actually want to do with my life, career wise; but one thing that has always been a constant dream of mine is to get married and have my own kids. In my last relationship, I thought I was with the guy that I was going to marry, and I was so excited thinking about all the possibilities life had in store for us. Now that I am back at square one, I find myself feeling nervous, and a little impatient about what is going to happen next. I obviously don’t want to rush into anything, but how long will it take before Mr. Right walks into my life? How much of our lives are we going to miss out on because we are spending so much of it just trying to find each other? I have a lot of love to give, and no time to waste!! Buuuut, I need to be patient.

I’m sure I’m not the only one out there who tries to live in the future instead of the present, and who has to constantly remind myself that I need to be patient and give things time. Like I said earlier, I am not unhappy with where I am at right now, so why is it so hard for me to sit back and enjoy it?? Why am I constantly reaching for the next step, when I’ve barely had a chance to get used to the one I’m on? I know everything happens for a reason, so if all of the above is meant to happen someday, it will. For now, I just need to keep grinding and enjoying life.

And that goes for everyone out there reading this too! Enjoy where you’re at now, and trust that everything will work out the way you want it to. Life’s too short, so enjoy the present!

Until next time!

Megan Reiffenberger