3 Tips To Take To Enjoy Life's Ride

Life can often be seen as one long roadtrip filled with many freeways, construction sites, and potholes!

Sometimes, we are in a season where everything is moving at a “highway” pace. Whenever you are going through a transition, such as planning a wedding, going to college, or having a baby, things can seem to just fly by if you’re not too careful. Reaching the end destination too quickly could lead you to missing the experience of it altogether. When riding the freeway of life, you must remember to enjoy the ride.

Then you have those construction sites in your life. These seasons are when you simply “work on yourself.” You know what I’m talking about: those seasons of dieting and workout plans, or the season of academia. These seasons are filled with constructive moves that will help define a “better quality” of you for seasons to come. That is, if you stick it out, and keep your eye on the road. This is a critical zone, and lack of careful driving could lead to some ugly results. When driving through the construction in life, you must remember to stay focused.

Whether you’re just cruising through life, or slowing down at a construction zone, life will always hit you with an unexpected pot hole. Life is always full of stupid pot holes. Job losses, divorce, death, illness, breakups, unfortunate news…yup, these can come from nowhere (perhaps caused by a prior season), and can cause some major damage.

Sometimes those potholes will have us stop completely in our tracks to sit and dwell on what just happened. We worry of what will come of it. In essence, we allow our pot holes to become bigger than our road trip. Instead, when the pot holes approach you, do not simply stay in them and allow them to stop life completely. When driving into an unexpected pot hole, you must remember to keep the wheels rolling and accelerate forward.  

Every road trip is different and unique to the driver. Some trips are bumpy while others are a breeze. Whichever road you decide to take, know that some will be driving with you, alongside of you, and could even be the one with road rage who keeps beeping their annoying horn behind you. No matter where your destination is, everybody is driving and will experience the road of life and all the road has to offer.

In order to see what lies ahead in your life, you’ve got to drive on, stay focused, and enjoy the ride.

Coach Selina M. Almodovar is a Cleveland native, Lakewood resident, and a certified health coach and founder of Well Said Living:  A health coaching service for women seeking balance.  Her services are designed to help women in transition create their ideal lifestyles through "well said" words.

Selina Almodovar

Coach Selina M. Almodovar is a Cleveland native, Lakewood resident, and a certified health coach and founder of Well Said Living:  A health coaching service for women seeking balance.  Her services are designed to help women in transition create their ideal lifestyles through "well said" words. 

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Volume 10, Issue 14, Posted 3:34 PM, 07.08.2014