Slow down.

Love where you are right now.

I know.

I know you have things to get done.

Deadlines to meet.

Timelines to beat.

 

Believe me, I know.

 

Suddenly things are happening for everyone else around you. 

Engagement announcements, wedding invites, gender reveals, the list goes on.

 

I know you are happy for your friends. 

I know you are cheering them on and celebrating each joy with them.

Of course you are, you want the world for them.

 

But I also know that in the midst of their life events, you see yourself standing still.

“Are you married?”

“Are you seeing anyone?”

“How old are you?”

“When are you going to have kids?”

 

You know the questions.

Well intentioned questions from wonderful people who care about you.

 

Yet questions that create an ever present checklist in your mind.

 

Do you have all of the boxes checked?

I know I don’t.

     __  Husband

     __  Kids

     __  Dream house

     __  Dream job

     __  Etc.

Slow down.

Please, slow down and listen to these truths.

 

If you are 30 and not married with a family,

that is ok.

 

If you are 40 living in an old house with a leaky roof, that is ok.

 

Maybe you are 50 and still don’t know what you want to be when you grow up.

That is ok.

Love where you are right now.

Get married and have a family when you find your forever person.

Not when you feel the clock ticking.

 

In the meantime, go on adventures.

Try new things.

Better yourself.

 

Make your house a dream home by inviting others in

and filling it now with love and laughter.

 

Think about the God given gifts you have today

and use them to serve the people around you.

 

Make your life one that you love right now.

And anything else that gets checked off your list will simply be an added blessing.

 

Life is not a race.

It is not a set of deadlines.

 

Slow down, and love where you are right now.