Turning Ships

That saying: “you need to turn this ship around” usually said to someone whose life is noticeably off course, why a ship?

Ships don’t turn quickly. Neither do boats really, (so I’m learning). They get off course in increments. If a ship is going in the opposite direction, there will need to be a lot of time and turning. A U-turn is a pretty big complicated, slow move for a ship. Probably, it over shot its destination, correcting sounds hard.

I woke up thinking about turning my own ship around.

Turning…

Where and how did I get off course? My instincts are not to figure out where or how and to just start turning.

Start…

I feel like my moves will be small, I want them to be gentle. My swath wide.

I don’t know what lies ahead. On course or off, there is always the unknown. I’ve spent plenty of time as a human in the unknown

Haven’t we all

It definitely feels better to make a decision. Initially course correction feels daunting, though

And hard.

Meanwhile,

My favorite baseball player was just called up. He has been making his way through the minor leagues for awhile and finally, finally put on the uniform and hit his first ball as a major league player.

This was last night. He’s twenty one. In the stands they interviewed his dad who said the thing we have always known about Thomas. For him it has always been all baseball. He has loved it and nothing else since he was very little. He spent the majority of his time (pretty much all) playing, watching and practicing baseball.

This kid never got off course. He did what he loved and he worked hard at it. Every day.

Not to discount my or anyone else’s meandering style life. I’ve had a lot to learn.

A lot of other stuff, also.

How incredibly excited we all are watching Thomas realize his dream! It’s the best kind of energy and we are all feeling so privileged to watch it all happen

It too was in increments.

It did take him nearly twenty years of continuous dedication, work, focus, and love.