Journey Questions

Journeys are not without doubts and fears or simple questions. Let us see some of the questions we face while or before a journey. So here goes

Do I have to make the journey?

Every journey is a choice. The only time we ask this question is when we know that we have a choice to take a journey which automatically presumes that we are not ignorant.   

Which journey to take?

The decision regards which journey to take is sometimes is based on choice and at others on desperation or inspirations. What career to choose,  what profession to go for, or even which vacation to take are based on us being influenced by certain knowledge.  That is why ensure that one broadens the horizons of their knowledge before embarking upon any journey.

Who will accompany me?

Sometimes we are afraid to travel alone. We need someone to accompany us. However, a journey often requires change and also see us changing or evolving.  Our fear is that we might lose connection or we want to grow from our current place of being. What is very important for anyone to understand is to grow is to move forward which means to leave some things behind.

Can I come back?

I spoke about the burden of not quitting. On one hand where I am a huge fan of staying on course and not giving up; I am also a strong advocate for choosing battles wisely. I strongly believe that not all roads lead to success even when they seem to. Some are just testing you. Believe in yourself and your instinct.

What if I don’t make through?

Fear of failure is my favourite. It is the most natural thought and yet most defining. The challenge is to begin and rest eventually falls in place. Some things come easily, journeys you like, preparing for subjects you enjoy and then some others take time. Weight loss, finding a job, are some of the difficult journeys. The challenge is to start. 

How long will it take?

Your journey your time.  There is no one time for the completion of your journey. You might want to give yourself 1 year to lose 10 kgs or 2 months to find a job or even read a  book every month. But ultimately it is your journey. Be sure to give you enough incentives to achieve it.

Can we take two journeys at a time?

We take multiple journeys at any given point of time.  We have professional journeys, personal journeys, relationship journeys, spiritual journeys, etc all existing almost side by side. Sometimes we spread ourselves so thin that the need is to focus on few rather than all. I recently heard a short talk by@ Neha Agarwal who mentioned the power of delegation. She said, that she only focuses on work which is intellectually stimulating and for rest she creates process and delegates. This was a huge takeaway for me. We keep spending our lives running after non-essentials and ignoring what is truly important to us.

Why should I take this journey?

There are times when I have looked back at my life and have thought would I have done it any differently. I don’t know the answer. But I know one thing, when I take any journey now, I try and make an informed decision. Informed based on whether I would like it to go for it or not rather than someone else wants me to do it. This confidence has come about after taking decisions and being okay with mistakes I have made, and also by learning from them. My giveaway, here is when faced with the dilemma on why you should take this journey, ask yourself, are you taking it because you want it or some else expects you to.

There are a lot of questions which I haven’t covered and an equal number which hasn't been asked. But questions are the first step to finding answers. Do not be afraid to ask them.

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In that spirit, wishing all readers a joyous and lighted Diwali. May all your journeys be enlightened.