Postcard on Chasing

The downside of being aspirational…

The thing with being someone who is aspirational is that by design, you’re always looking ahead. You’re always climbing up the rung and hoping to get to the magic. The adrenaline is mad! The drive is insane!

However, the magic is not always ahead. Sometimes, the magic you’re chasing is in the now; right in this moment.

It’s good to have goals. It gives you a healthy drive to keep the wheels turning. But balance is key! If your eyes are perpetually fixed on what’s ahead, you miss out on the everyday magic; the charms of little things.

So here’s my advice: do not sacrifice a moment at hand for a thousand moments ahead. I mean, think about it; if you’re always in chasing mode, what’s the guarantee that you won’t sacrifice the moments ahead as well?

Be hopeful! But don’t leave joy for later! Savour it as it comes and make it a daily ritual. Everything good will come but some good things are already here. Be grateful for that! Take that in!

As you go into the new week, be a little more intentional about your “now”.  Take inventory of your answered prayers. Raise a memorial from the rubble of what almost killed you. Notice the things that didn’t work but now do. Notice the small miracles.

Hey, be aspirational but bask in the now! After all, only this moment is guaranteed.

- Odinakachi Nwonu