Journey

ByThe Dude
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.”
~ Carl Rogers ~

Nobody ever really arrives. Not really. You hit one goal and there’s already another one waiting on the other side of it. The house, the promotion, the number on the scale…it’s never actually the finish line you thought it’d be.

So maybe the trick isn’t getting somewhere. Maybe it’s just picking a good direction and enjoying the walk. Slow down enough to notice what’s actually around you instead of just what’s up ahead.

The road doesn’t need an ending to be worth walking.

The Dude 🐸

Thought for the Day
You’re not behind. You’re just still on the road…and that’s exactly where you’re supposed to be.

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