There’s Still Time

A Sixty-Word Short Story*:

That was the end of it. Carl had told his story so many times that he grew weary just thinking about it. Where had he gone so wrong that he could no longer imagine the future he once aspired to? Deep inside he knew the answer, and although it was painful, he accepted the truth. A new story would emerge.

And more…

English Victorian Novelist, George Eliot famously said: “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” Within this quote and in the heart of Carl, from our story, lies the seeds of personal conviction. It’s a place where new ideas, opportunities, and fabulous stories begin. It exists at the intersection of hope and regret. And if we somehow find ourselves stuck, we need to look within for answers. There we will find that it’s the story of our own life’s journey that can move us from regret, towards hope. Carl figured it out when he accepted the truth that he wasn’t where he wanted to be, and in that instant, his new story began to take shape.

We all have a story. We have the one that got us to where we are. We have the one that explains why we didn’t get to where we wanted to be. And we have the one that still percolates within, which has yet to be finished. We tell ourselves that we’ll get there once x, y, and z happens and like it did for Carl, it can become wearisome self-talk and sometimes painful. If we’re holding on to the notion of a happy ending for our journey it’s important that we appreciate that where we are today is only the end of a chapter and whether we like it or not, it can’t be rewritten or re-lived. It can, however, provide important life-changing perspective on where we go from here.

When we think of today as a new starting point or maybe a launch pad we tap into a “what if” and “why not” mindset about our future. Anything becomes possible with a bold new story and even if we can’t control every aspect of it, we certainly can control what we think about it – what we think about ourselves. Best-selling author Jamie Kern Lima said it best. She wrote: “Where you are right now in your story matters less than the person you’re becoming in it.” Who we become next depends on who we want to be. There’s still time….

Final thought: When we ignore our ego and let our higher- self navigate life’s journey we discover that we’ve already arrived and it’s time to enjoy who we’ve become.

* The Premise: Always 60 words. No more. No Less. For more stories like this and information about my books, please visit www.szenzone.com