Going to War

Someone called my bluff this week. Someone I don’t even like listening to, but they said to me what no one else would, and it was the right thing to say.  We were talking about my career arc, where my life was headed and such, I was telling them how hard it was to accomplish what I wanted because of the factors working against me.

“Those are just excuses”

Ouch, really?  You mean I’m just using these as reasons to not do what I’m called to do?  You mean all that’s standing between me and destiny are excuses?  But aren't they reasons?  Aren't they cold hard facts staring at me like a great iron wall between myself and fulfilled purpose?

No, those are excuses.

So I’m going to war on them.  To see if they are as strong as they claim.  If they can really keep me stuck here not moving forward.  It’s time to test their armor, see if they have more endurance than I do, or if I, through my perseverance can out last or overpower them.

They are just excuses.

I made them, I created them, I gave them power over me.  I decided that they were worth more than my effort.  They were detours that denied me passage.  Well, I’m going to jump the rails, I’m taking this off-road and off-script.  Because this is me, there is where I need to go, and those are just excuses.