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August 6, 2013

When You’re Ready

I had just finished exercising outdoors yesterday. As I was walking to my car, I noticed a couple walking their beautiful fluffy white sheepdog. They stopped momentarily to give him a bowl they filled with water. The dog happily stopped to partake of their offering.

stubborn-dogWhen he finished, they picked up the bowl and attempted to continue their walk. The dog decidedly flopped down in place. They called him, coaxed him, begged him but the dog just contentedly sat there. He was sitting in the shade quietly observing all the happenings around him – well, all except his owners. He wasn’t being obstinate. He wasn’t actively resisting as dogs sometimes do (like this dog in the pic). He simply wasn’t ready to move.

Even when one owner tried to physically nudge him (mind you, this was a sizable dog), he simply looked at the owner. They were at a loss, but something told me it wasn’t the first time their pet was running the show. After a few minutes, the dog stood up and resumed walking unprompted.

So what the hell does this have to do with you?

Sometimes, you just aren’t ready…and that’s ok. Don’t confuse this state with stalling or being fearful. There are simply times when you know it’s not time to move. How do you tell the two apart? Well, with the latter, you will be content with staying still. There’s no angst associated with the choice to pause.  There’s a difference between stagnancy and a conscious choice to hold your position.

Don’t be so hard on yourself. When it’s time, you will know and you will move accordingly. Trust.

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What do you think?

  • toni August 6, 2013, 2:17 pm

    Truth!! Oh, this was right on time for me!!! Thanks E!

    • emelia August 6, 2013, 7:06 pm

      🙂

  • Jennifer Archie August 6, 2013, 4:02 pm

    Like Toni said…This is right on time! It is definitely the TRUTH!!!

    • emelia August 6, 2013, 7:06 pm

      Glad it resonated, ladies/birdies. 😉

  • Zsizell August 7, 2013, 4:05 am

    I am stagnating from fear. I am in college and this last semester it was full of fear and incapability. I have one more exam in this month and I am still not ready. Not able to move. But I see my fears now. Just cant see the motivation. And in this state – and throughout the whole half of a year – I have had sometimes that feeling, that this isnt so bad. That in some way I not just only need a break, but that break is somehow important. Maybe beacause of this I will repeat 3rd year in shcool – I am studying Medicine. The only thing I truly-deeply regret that I started to lie. Lying to my parents to comfort them, to buy time and yes, to gard my own comfort. Now I now, that change is not something fearful. On the other hand, these days are passing so quickly and there is no more time for consideration. I cannot be waiting my whole life. But I have two ways in front of me again, which is somehow disturbing. I assumed I wanted to be a doctor. But when I told to myself, now get up and work, I sat down in front of my PC and started to write.
    I need to study now whatever happens. I took my time and it is time for me to… to maybe just wait and see. Only now this waiting should be active and hard-work. This is what I think, beacuse the past I understand, the things I done and why I did them, but my present has no connection to my future, as I dont see my future. Does that make sense?

    • emelia August 7, 2013, 2:14 pm

      Hey Zsizell,

      I can certainly relate to you on more than one level. (Read my bio…) I won’t pretend to have an answer for your situation but there were a few things I learned along the way. I had doubts throughout school and residency about if it was a good fit for who I am/who I wanted to be. I happened to have stuck with it and I see now how it has benefited me in several ways.

      One, I always have a career to fall back on. For me, that’s comforting. For someone else, it may not have been the case.

      Two, I met some key people along my journey. Even though, I deviated from the path, those are individuals who are still thankfully with me.

      Three, for what I want to do/am doing, my professional path provided many parallels. I’m able to see how what I did experience was key to what I do now. And as a speaker/writer, I’m able to extract many relevant lessons.

      If I had quit, would it have worked out better? I don’t know. But I do know that whatever happens with any decision is as relevant or as necessary as we choose to make it. It’s hard on a stringent path such as med school to find time, but you will have to do so if you want answers. Do some things that speak to your soul whatever that is for you. Allow the voice within to speak instead of listening to the resounding voice of fear. Only then will you know what decision to make – continue, stop, or pause…and keep in mind “this isn’t so bad…” is very different from “I like it here for now.”

      Trust that your most authentic self will make the right decision.