The other day, Jess and I went on a mini wine tasting tour. Seriously, we live near everything out here. From beaches to dairy farms and rain forests to winerys.... Unbelievable.
As we were taking our time tasting, we got to know the tasting host at the last winery. She couldn't have been only a few years older than me. We found out that she spent some time in Oklahoma and Texas touring with a band as country singer. It had always been a dream of hers to be a country singer so she headed to Nashville. When she was there, she met people who had been waiting for up to 20 years for their 'big break' in the music industry. "I can't waste my life like that," she said.
There are many times in my life where I have fallen short of my goals. It's always tough to accept at first, like I'm not good enough or worth the time and energy of others. There's one person in my life that has always come up with the right things to say in times like these, my sister Rachel. Recently, she said to me, "Hey, this dream didn't come true. It just means now you can move on to the next one."
Really, we can't waste our lives looking back at goals we didn't achieve, such a waste of spirit. At least you had the guts to take a risk! Instead, channel that energy to discovering whats next in your life. Learn from the process you attempted to accomplish that goal, take the good, leave the bad, and adapt it to fit the next one.
Move, reflect, then move again.
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