Slow and Steady By Linda Stowe

Slow and Steady by Linda Stowe.

The old trope of “slow and steady wins the race” is the perfect description of how I have lived my life. I set my goals and move ahead at an even tempo to meet them. Once a goal is met, I set the next goal and when I meet that, I set the next. I wouldn’t say it has been a particularly exciting or unusual life, but I have been fairly successful in meeting my goals.

I hit a difficult patch right after I retired because I didn’t have any clear goals. I taught part-time for three years, but that was more of an activity than a goal. I needed something more specific, and I cast about for something to do with my life. Aimlessness is not a comfortable feeling for me. I’ve never truly enjoyed vacations or long weekends for that very reason. I need something to show for my time. Someone once joked that I’m a human-doing, not a human-being. I imagine there are other people of my age who have this same attitude toward life.

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Polly here.

I share a similar sentiment.

It seems that some people in this world are very focused on their “life purpose.” While others don’t appear to be giving this any thought whatsoever.

I wonder what makes some of us question, search for, discover, or evolve into our “life purpose.”

I wonder why others are content just to live from one day to the next without any direction or reflection in mind except for simply doing the day-in and day-out of things.

I’ve said it many times. I’m not sure that I have found my life purpose yet. Truthfully, I would say that I have not. Sometimes, it saddens me. I’m not by any means bored. I stay plenty busy. And I get things accomplished. But I’m not sure I’m doing what it is I’m supposed to be doing.

It is said that all of us has “a life purpose.” But I am wondering who came up with this idea. Clearly, it was someone who had found their purpose in life.

So I wonder if we all truly have one, or is it enough to just live our lives the best we can?