{"id":503,"date":"2009-06-10T12:35:42","date_gmt":"2009-06-10T12:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/06\/how-to-celebrate-steps-on-your-journey.html"},"modified":"2009-06-10T12:35:42","modified_gmt":"2009-06-10T12:35:42","slug":"how-to-celebrate-steps-on-your-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/06\/how-to-celebrate-steps-on-your-journey.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate Steps on Your Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/gandhi-s-final-steps.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"gandhi-s-final-steps.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/84\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/06\/gandhi-s-final-steps-thumb-220x164-5686.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;float: left\" height=\"164\" width=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/span>I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about journeys lately.&nbsp; We&#8217;re all on more than one at any given moment, don&#8217;t you think?&nbsp; Some that immediately come to mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A relationship<\/li>\n<li>A job<\/li>\n<li>A health concern<\/li>\n<li>A new home<\/li>\n<li>A fitness commitment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The thing about any and all of these journeys is that they aren&#8217;t non-stop flights.&nbsp; We have to pass many milestones to get to where we want to be.&nbsp; On a relationship journey?&nbsp; You have to meet the person, figure out if you connect, plan a first date, second date, first kiss, on and on. Trying to lose weight?&nbsp; You have to choose a plan, set a goal, get through the first day, second, third, first weigh-in, etc. etc.&nbsp; So many steps.&nbsp; So many!<\/p>\n<p>In my life, I&#8217;m on a couple of journeys right now, and I&#8217;m wrestling with this question, which I put to you&#8211;<b>How do you celebrate each step, each mini-milestone, while still recognizing the length&#8211;sometimes the overwhelming length&#8211;of the whole journey?<\/b>&nbsp; Do you keep striding at the same pace checking off step after step after step?&nbsp; Or do you take frequent breaks along the way to catch your breath?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still chewing on this question myself, but I feel strongly that the answer is about balance&#8211;balance between celebrating the present moment and gathering strength for the steps ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Please leave your thoughts in the combox &#8211; what is the journey management strategy that works in your life?<\/p>\n<p>(image, of Ghandi&#8217;s final steps, via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Tourism-g304551-New_Delhi_National_Capital_Territory_of_Delhi-Vacations.html\">http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Tourism-g304551-New_Delhi_National_Capital_Territory_of_Delhi-Vacations.html<\/a>)&nbsp; 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