DON’T LET OBSTACLES SET YOU BACK……

I’VE BEEN IN A STUCK PLACE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH A GOAL THAT I SET AND REALLY WANT TO ACHIEVE. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN THAT DIFFICULT LEFT ME QUESTIONING MY ABILITY. IT MADE ME LOOK AT MY GOALS AND MY DRIVE TO ACCOMPLISH THEM. IS ACCOMPLISHING THE GOAL THE MOST IMPORTANT THING? HAVE YOU ASKED THIS QUESTION WHEN YOU’RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH A GOAL BUT OBSTACLES GET IN THE WAY?

WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, I MADE A LIST OF THINGS I WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THE WORLD TO OPEN AGAIN. I WANTED TO START MY BLOG AGAIN. I WANTED IT ON A BETTER PLATFORM WITH MORE OPTIONS TO REACH PEOPLE AND SHARE MY INTERESTS. THE WEBSITE IS UP AND I’VE POSTED A FEW THINGS BUT I STILL HAVE MORE GOALS TO ACCOMPLISH.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AN OPPORTUNITY AROSE FOR ME TO MAKE A STEP TOWARD REALIZING ANOTHER GOAL. I HAD THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO BEGIN MY WORK AND I WAS SO EXCITED. I STARTED AND RESTARTED THIS PROJECT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I KNEW THAT I HAD THE SKILLS TO MASTER THIS PROJECT BUT IT WAS GETTING THE BEST OF ME. I HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT WHAT I WAS DOING TO SEE IF I WAS FOLLOWING ALL THE STEPS. SHE COULDN’T FIND ANYTHING I WAS DOING WRONG. SO WHAT WAS WRONG? HAVE YOU HAD THAT HAPPEN TO YOU? I QUESTIONED MY ABILITY. I QUESTIONED MY SKILLS. I QUESTION IF I SHOULD EVEN BE FOLLOWING THE PATH I HAD CHOSEN. I STOPPED KNITTING FOR A FEW DAYS AND WAS IN A FROZEN STATE. HAVE YOU BEEN THERE? ARE YOU THERE RIGHT NOW?

AS I TOOK MY EARLY MORNING WALK YESTERDAY A QUIET VOICE SAID TO ME IT’S NOT TIME YET. THIS ISN’T THE PROJECT FOR YOU. BE KIND TO YOURSELF. WE SET GOALS AND IMMEDIATELY GO ABOUT ACCOMPLISHING THEM. WE DECIDE WHEN AND IN WHAT ORDER WE’RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH THEM. HAVE YOU THOUGHT THAT SOMETIMES WE’RE DENIED THE COMPLETION OF A GOAL BECAUSE IT’S NOT THE RIGHT TIME? MAYBE WE’RE NOT READY YET. MAYBE THE PROJECT ISN’T THE RIGHT FIT FOR US. MAYBE WE’RE NOT READY FOR THE SUCCESS THAT COMES WITH COMPLETING THE GOAL. A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.

SO I DECIDED TO STOP BEATING MYSELF UP AND GIVE MYSELF CREDIT FOR TAKING THE STEP TO TRY. I KNOW THAT I’M MORE THAN CAPABLE OF ACCOMPLISHING THIS GOAL BUT ONLY WHEN THE RIGHT PROJECT COMES ALONG. JUST BECAUSE IT ISN’T HAPPENING NOW DOESN’T MEAN IT ISN’T GOING TO HAPPEN. SO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THIS POSITION, GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK. DON’T BEAT YOURSELF UP AND QUESTION YOUR ABILITY. IT’S POSIBLE THAT IT’S JUST NOT THE RIGHT TIME OR THE RIGHT OPORTUNITY. JUST KNOW WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT OPPURTUNITY WILL KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR.