When I am driving
a long distance at a solid
73 miles an hour
I often wonder where the
cars I am traveling
beside are headed.
Where are they going?
The car with the license plate
from Maine –
are they headed
home or are they
just arriving to their
destination?
I had just left
family in Charlotte
and was headed home.
I knew where I was headed
but no one else
driving beside me
knows where I am going.
They might see my license plate
and figure I might
be on my way home.
But there’s no way to know.
It struck me then:
Where we come from
doesn’t dictate
where we are going.
What you’ve been through
doesn’t determine your
destination.
Our struggles,
trauma,
the addictions we fight,
and past failures
are not the deciding
factors of where
we go in this life.
These are strong influencers
in our lives
but they don’t
get to decide
the end result.
We are meant for
life to the full
and if that means
you must drive
in the opposite
direction of what you’ve
been through –
then put the
pedal to the metal.
Where you and I are from
may not be
all that we
are meant for.
Purpose,
possibilites,
and
passion
await our pursuit.
Turn up the music,
put the windows
down,
let the wind
breathe purpose into you,
and drive on.
#PermissionGranted
Where are you headed, friend?
Which friends and what resources do you need to help you get to a place of purpose, passion, and possibility?
