Life is but a shipwreck of our plans

"Life is but a shipwreck of your plans."

One of my favorite quotes to say, but also one I struggle so much with. Any of you that know me, know how I am an all or nothing kind of gal. Some people have told me, once I get a picture in my head it takes a catastrophic event to stop me from making that picture reality. That is how strong my determination is and how strongly I fight for something I believe in. So, you can guess how quick changes affect me. Some people have told me it's an admirable trait, but it can also be my downfall in some cases. It's so easy for me to get into this mindset and most times I sacrifice all other important aspects, including self care, if it means creating this vision I have.

While traveling, I have learned how events can't always happen the way I want them to, and I have to let those things go. If you dwell on what did not work out, you are only stressing yourself out and bringing on your own sadness. It's hard sometimes, there's no doubt about it, but if you focus on the right things, life will tell you why it didn't work out the way you wanted. As you move on you see how life gives you everything you need, not necessarily everything you really want. It does happen for good reasons though, which brings me to another quote. "Whenever I got rejected by something, it was as though it redirected me to something better." I always look to this quote and my friends to remind me how sometimes we have to miss out on certain experiences to experience others. There's always other fun things we can experience.

This picture was taken with a school group I happened to meet while trying to go to a horseback riding tour that got cancelled before I made it there. The travel agency had switched activity days, but I had no working phone to know. I met this school group to ask for help and I ended up spending the whole day with them learning about the culture, traditions, and activities they were teaching the kids. I made some amazing friends and had a once in a lifetime experience because of a little shipwreck of my plans.

I am the type of person who wants things to happen as soon as I discover the wish to have them. Almost like a spoiled brat I think, "I want it and I want it now" but I leave it up to no one to give it to me, I get it myself. I have this overwhelming feeling that there's so much to do and so little time, so I tend to rush through experiences and forget to slow down to enjoy the experience. We all want to know that we are living our best life and trust me you are doing your absolute best. There's no reason to rush ducklings, everything will come in time because we don't need to measure things in time but experiences. We are all young and have as much time as we need. Life may not happen exactly as you want in the little things but as long as we believe in the life we live it will all work out in the big picture.