Detours, Not Stop Signs

Hey Queen (or King),

This week has been pretty interesting for me to say the least. A common theme that seemed to take place was "Change of plans...or a lack thereof." For those of you that don't know me very well, here's a fun fact about me...

I, Queen Lennea, plan everything to the T.

I do not enjoy being surprised, I refuse to be lost, and I do not like not having an itinerary. No, this does not mean that I'm boring lol.

Moving on, that being said this week's common theme has had me pretty overwhelmed. But thank God for family and friends that have qualities you don't possess, right?

My family and friends helped me realize that even though we may have these grand plans for our lives, they're just plans. Plans are meant to be adjusted the more you execute against them. But, that does not mean you will never reach your destination. Will it take a little longer? Maybe. Will it take less time? Quite possible, also.

One thing for sure though, is that you still arrive if you keep going.

We naturally get these great ideas and we believe that they’ll come to fruition the way we envisioned. What we tend to forget is there are tons of external factors we have no control over that impact us. Or maybe we do have control but we fail to consider the relationship or potential impact to the current plan. The point is, the plan is never perfect.

So, what do we do? We keep going. We do not stop. We do not turnaround. Failure is inevitable but success is worth the lesson.

None of us are perfect, we strive to be but we can’t be. As long as we’re giving honest effort and learning every day we are on a great path.

So, the next time you get to a bump in the road…slow down, readjust, and keep going.

You can even use the chart below to help think through your uh-oh.

Keep Going Love,

Queen Lennea