This is the first in a series of articles about the journey of a life time: the journey to make significant change; a journey that has a beginning but has no absolute ending, only a set of pre-planned destinations along the way. These destinations will change over time and become clearer as you learn what the real meaning of the journey is.
Every journey starts at the beginning. This "beginning" is the point at which you decide to go in a different direction. You decide to take an action that creates a move in a direction you may not have been going before. Or, at least, a direction in which you have been directed by someone who has been to the destination you desire to go. As with all journeys, this journey will have a Mile Marker 0.
The Mile Marker 0 on US Hwy 1 in the United States is located at the corner of Fleming and Whitehead streets in Key West, FL. It is the end of the highway near the Southernmost Point in the U.S. If you are here, you must decide to change direction and head off on a journey to another place or you will end up in the ocean; all wet and maybe drowning.
Mile Marker 0 is the point at which you decide there will be a change. It is the point at which you decide there will be no more going south (no further down). It is the end of one journey and the beginning of another. There must be a change in direction if you are to arrive at the ultimate destination your heart, mind and soul truly desires.
You probably do not have the skills, knowledge or mindset necessary to reach this destination but, you are looking for a map; a map that has been drawn with explicit instructions and marked with interesting stops along the way. This map has been generated by others who have been where you have been, made the same decision to change direction you have and have reached the ultimate destination you so strongly desire. How did they find the way? The same way you are going to find the way: by following a well-defined map outlining the route which is posted with mile markers along the way to ensure you get to where you want to be.
The road you travel must have "drunk bumps" on it to remind you to stay on the road and in your lane. "Drunk Bumps" are those small, reflective speed bumps found on the outside and center of a road lane for the purpose of getting your attention when you become distracted or weary. These "bumps" are other travelers you find along the way who you will build relationships with. These people will be available to you, lest you stray from the roadway or get lost.
It doesn't matter the change you are trying to make. It only matters that you want to change. You are now standing at Mile Marker 0. Where do you want to go? Do you want to start your own business? Do you want to rebuild a relationship? Do you want to be free of an addiction? The key to the beginning is the desire to change. Turn in a new direction and start following the map others have drawn for you from their experience of their "time in the seat".
P(dot) Mark Cook is an ex-funeral director.embalmer and current poet, writer, internet marketer, teacher, leader, logistics and Excel expert, husband, son, brother and friend.Every journey starts at the beginning. This "beginning" is the point at which you decide to go in a different direction. You decide to take an action that creates a move in a direction you may not have been going before. Or, at least, a direction in which you have been directed by someone who has been to the destination you desire to go. As with all journeys, this journey will have a Mile Marker 0.
The Mile Marker 0 on US Hwy 1 in the United States is located at the corner of Fleming and Whitehead streets in Key West, FL. It is the end of the highway near the Southernmost Point in the U.S. If you are here, you must decide to change direction and head off on a journey to another place or you will end up in the ocean; all wet and maybe drowning.
Mile Marker 0 is the point at which you decide there will be a change. It is the point at which you decide there will be no more going south (no further down). It is the end of one journey and the beginning of another. There must be a change in direction if you are to arrive at the ultimate destination your heart, mind and soul truly desires.
You probably do not have the skills, knowledge or mindset necessary to reach this destination but, you are looking for a map; a map that has been drawn with explicit instructions and marked with interesting stops along the way. This map has been generated by others who have been where you have been, made the same decision to change direction you have and have reached the ultimate destination you so strongly desire. How did they find the way? The same way you are going to find the way: by following a well-defined map outlining the route which is posted with mile markers along the way to ensure you get to where you want to be.
The road you travel must have "drunk bumps" on it to remind you to stay on the road and in your lane. "Drunk Bumps" are those small, reflective speed bumps found on the outside and center of a road lane for the purpose of getting your attention when you become distracted or weary. These "bumps" are other travelers you find along the way who you will build relationships with. These people will be available to you, lest you stray from the roadway or get lost.
It doesn't matter the change you are trying to make. It only matters that you want to change. You are now standing at Mile Marker 0. Where do you want to go? Do you want to start your own business? Do you want to rebuild a relationship? Do you want to be free of an addiction? The key to the beginning is the desire to change. Turn in a new direction and start following the map others have drawn for you from their experience of their "time in the seat".
Pdot Strives to Believe in the Possible and Live the Amazing.
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