Timeline in Action

By Toni Rocha

April 13, 2015

Toni Rocha

It has been a few weeks since the last article, “Timeline to Success.” The revelation of my own timeline has lead me to make drastic decisions in my life. I value my husband’s opinion so it is not uncommon for me to share with him my thought process when I write or when I am making any decision of value. I read to him the last article and asked him what would be an appropriate follow up to it. When speaking of chasing goals or even setting them he said, “you just got to keep moving.” I said that is true but sometimes you could be going in the wrong direction which could be as bad as going backwards. But then I got to thinking, could going the wrong way be as bad as standing still? This thought humorously reminds me of the quote in the movie World War Z, “movimiento es vida” movement is life.”  So I thought “No”, standing still is worse. Obviously we do not stand still all day long. But what I mean by standing still is by doing the same thing over and over again living out each day as the one before without purpose. Lately I feel that I may have been going backward and at times even standing still, which is why the whole timeline project got started in the first place. I will go back to it when I feel like I have lost my way.

Because of the timeline project I am now enjoying the thoughts of going back to my first love which is art. I am excited to get to the point where I can place that blank sheet of paper on my desk with an array of colors whether they be pencils, watercolor, pastels or paint and unleash the possibilities. I wonder how many of you actually took the challenge and wrote your own timeline. What passions are you daring to rediscover? For those of you who did, I hope it was an eye opener. Take this task to heart. Time is precious. You can’t get it back. But do not allow this truth to stop you in your tracks. No matter what season of life you are in…so long as you have a pulse…you have a chance to persevere toward the things you want out of life.  Know that what you want out of life may not change but specific goals may.  And that is okay. But I have noticed that we always go back to our first love.  For me it is art and dancing and for my husband it is sports. I for one must learn to not make life so complicated and simply enjoy it.

So again I say examine your life.  Are you merely going through the motions or are you truly living?  You don’t have to hear it from me to know that time is going by so fast. With each week that starts I seem to struggle with completing even the simplest of daily task due to lack of time. Be prayerful in your search for what makes you happy and you will discover your own definition for success.

Que Dios te Bendiga Y Recuérdate…Muévele!