Most days early in the morning I spend a few minutes thinking about life, contemplating various questions. Where we are, where we are going, why do we do the things we do, why do some people find meaning and others not, why do some succeed and others continually fail? Then it became clear as it usually does… the funny thing about clarity is at the time is it so obvious but why wasn’t it before? And, why will we continually have these moments? What is it that makes us see what is in front of us but yet we still cannot see beyond that point?

If you think about this long and hard, if you search deep down inside you will realize the truth in the statement! Many people go through life in a trance, repeating the same things, going to the same places, doing the same things, not really even thinking about it… You could say they are on autopilot!

In life we all need a purpose and it is this purpose that gives us meaning, that gives us direction and cause. When we have a purpose we can achieve, we can face the harsh reality that life is difficult and find meaning in that purpose. Often we get comfortable in life. We exist for the sole purpose of existing. We walk blindly down a path, not seeing past right now.

We continually have points of clarity, moments where it all makes sense and you can clearly see what is in front of you. Think about it, there are moments of profound clarity in life… The funny thing about them is that if you really think about it the journey is never ending. We see the horizon clearly, sometimes we reach it but sure enough when we reach the horizon it is just as far away as it was before.

It is a never ending, never obtainable destination! For, as soon as you get to your destination it is beyond you again! Think of traveling around the earth. You start in a direction, see the horizon and go. At some point you will reach the destination you set, yet every direction you look the horizon is still the same distance away. It is at the same time an obtainable destination and never obtainable destination.

This really resonates in our thoughts, goals, desires and knowledge. Right now you only know what you know, and that is more than yesterday and still less than tomorrow. The horizon is ever growing and moving away yet we still chase it.

Sometimes we forget our dreams, our pursuits, our passions. As kids we dream big but somewhere along the journey we put that aside and live a life that just is. We forget our purpose on occasion and begin to wander aimlessly. I think this happens to all of us on occasion, when we don’t have a destination, when we walk without purpose, we exist for the purpose of existing for a bit.

A bit of advice… Take time to revel in the journey, and know that what you know is all you know. Tomorrow is a new day and what you see tomorrow, sure as the horizon in front of you now, will not be the same as yesterday.

Stay focused, set your destination and remember that the horizon is in every direction at every point in time. Find your purpose, grow, learn, love and do not exist just to exist!