Crumbs Make a Pie

Currently, I'm struggling with borders. More specifically, who draws the border and where. I read the book The 4 Hour Workweek and it got me to thinking - what is holding me back from dropping everything and doing what I really want?

I'll tell you.

It's figuring out what I really want to do. In the short-term it's no problem. I want to drink coffee and catch up on my favorite blogs. Play with my dog and sunbathe at the pool. Eat cheeseburgers and go bowling.

In the next few years I want to travel more of the world and learn random facts. I want to meet new people and laugh more often. I want to marry a man and learn to cook.

It's all peripheral really. I know the events I want to take place in my life and the general specifics surrounding them, but after that - your guess is probably better than mine.

Fortunately, I've come to terms with this and I've agreed with myself that this is fine. Crumbs make a pie, right? All the small things I like to do will eventually add up to a larger whole to form more complete satisfaction.

Yet, I just can't help but think that some piece is missing. Kind of like when you put together an old puzzle with 499 pieces? Yes, you can see the bigger picture and it looks great - but it's still so annoying that the one piece is missing, holding Entirety on the line with boring elevator music.

I'm on the border. Stay on my current path of satisfactory, or risk it all for greatness. But if we are the ones that draw our own borders, why do I keep erasing mine and moving it farther away?

"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
You are the guy who'll decide where to go."
~Dr. Seuss