N is for "Not Yet"

by Lyn Lomasi, Write W.A.V.E. Media Staff

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"Mommy are we there?" "Not yet."

"Excuse me Mr. Boss Man, is it time for that promotion?" "Not yet."

If no matter what you ask these days, it seems like "not yet" is the answer, read on.

"Not yet" has been my life story for..well, probably my whole life. Once I became an adult and started working, "not yet" was often the answer when it came to living my dream - or what I thought was my dream at the time.

I am finally starting to live my dream after years and years of "not yet". It hasn't been easy getting here. But now I realize all those "not yet" answers happened for a reason.

Some of those things I wanted then are not at all what I would want now. Some of them, I did get, just  at a different time than expected. No matter how much you 'know' you want something right now, if the answer you're getting is a "not yet" there is good reason, even if you don't know it yet.

Have I lived out all my dreams? "Not yet."

Is my career exactly where I want it? "Not yet." While I do enjoy what I do, there are still some related things I want to pursue, such as expanding upon my network of sites, getting the RV  going again  for a F/T travel writer's life,  and so much more.

But instead of dwelling on the "not yet," I am enjoying the here and now, in realization that there is a reason and a season for everything. Enjoy what you have while you have it and make the best of it.

The "not yet" you are hoping for could happen any second or another "not yet" that's even more awesome could be right around the corner.

Listen to Corrine Bailey Rae. "You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow." If it hasn't happened yet, there's a reason. Relax and let it flow.