We all get off track...

So this one is to further one of my FB posts, or what I like to say, "The stuff that bubbles up inside".

Here was my original post, and I will expand on this as it is still bubbling with more to say about it...

Sunday 9/22/13:Sometimes you may feel like you're a bit off track, but as long as you're still moving in the right direction you will get there. You can and will, remember Determination, not desire will drive you to where you are going. #OwnYourLife and everything will fall into place.Diamond Dallas Page's DDPYOGA is a great track to take... #DestinationMe

Now I know we all get off track from time to time, and we even go off course.  But the key is to recognize when we do and be able to get ourselves back "on track".  Sometimes we may need a lil help or even a "nudge" from family or friends.  BUT even the biggest nudge or kick in the ass will not help, until we see that we are off track or completely off course.

So who determines what path you should be on?  When we are young and just finding our way, that is our parents or guardians who set us in a general direction to move in.  But as we learn to find our way it is up to us to "Take the Wheel".  And begin driving our life.  Sure we may end up taking a wrong turn here and there, and we learn from our missteps, or wrong turns, but it's all part of living our lives.

Once we set out on a path, the trick is to keep moving forward, as long as we have a destination in mind.  Sometimes that destination is too far to see right away, that's why we set up stops along the way, sounds like goals, or what I like to call stepping stones along our path.

Now the difference between getting "Off Track" and "Off Course" in my mind is huge.  If you are "off course" you are going in a completely different direction than where you are trying to go.  Sure you may decide to change courses, but that means you have changed your destination.   Now getting "Off Track" you are still moving in the right direction but just not at the same speed/pace as you were before. 

So ya, I have been "Off Course" and I've been "Off Track".  There were times I did not realize I was off course, and needed a lil help in seeing that.  But once I saw what others had seen, I made the correction and started back in the right direction for me.  Remember the biggest influence you have in life is YOU.  You can change where you are and where you are going.  It is up to you to do something about it.  Wishing for it or hoping for something will get nothing accomplished unless YOU take action. 

Now I do go off track from time to time.  But that is all part of the journey.  Life will do it's best to knock you down.  But it's up to you to pick yourself back up.  There are 2 things that remind me of this and how to deal with it: 

·        Diamond Dallas Page's Live life at 90% speech, and another thing he has told me... 

o   "There's Always a way to get to OUR Goals! We just have to Keep Moving Forward Towards them... if you fall... Fall Forward".

·        And yes the Rocky speech in Rocky Balboa.  

o   "Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!"

Am I where I thought I would be, nope, but none of us ever are where we thing we would be.  I know I got Off track a bit over the last 5 months, life happened.  But I kept moving in the right direction, not at the same pace I was, but it was still in the right direction, I never gave up.  And I will not give up.  Everything leads to something and if I keep moving in this direction I know there are many great things yet to come.

So the bottom line to today's thought is keep moving forward, we all will fall from time to time, just fall forward, and pick yourself up.  If you need a lil help (we all do from time to time), reach out, there is always a hand out there to help you up.  But you need to make the choice yourself. 

Always be true to yourself, and never underestimate your abilities.  We all have great potential, it's just a difference in what we decide to do with it.

OWN YOUR LIFE  -  LIVE YOUR LIFE

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