Perfectly living my joy, or not

A quote came across my desk, “You owe it to yourself to stop overthinking about what could happen and start enjoying what does happen.” My immediate response was, “that is what got me into this mess.”

I took the motto some time ago to not worry and enjoy the moments in life. There have been some great moments out of this, I live my joy daily, most of the time. In my career, I jumped in feet first, fought the battle of overthinking, and daily live my joy in my career. However, I’m either treading water or drowning in the requirements to keep my dream from slipping away or so I feel.

I cautiously entered into a relationship with the motto, don’t overthink this, just enjoy the moments while they last. It was fun and exciting, the too short-lived fun came to an abrupt end with a painful sense of I meant nothing and was played. It ruined the memories of fun times.

So, when I say “this is what got me into this mess”, had I taken the time overthinking life choices, I might not be in this mess; I also might not be in the place where I belong, where I call home with experiences to guide my future.