It’s Okay to Change Seats EP 436

When you were eight, what did you want to be when you grew up?

An astronaut? A ballerina? A veterinarian?

And how closely does your life today resemble that plan?

Probably not very closely. We don’t usually question that. Of course our ideas changed. We learned more about the world and about ourselves.

But somewhere along the way, we can start expecting our choices to become permanent.

We chose this work, so we should keep doing it. We’ve always been the person who organizes everything, so we should continue. We wanted something five years ago, so we should still want it now.

Even when our lives have changed.

I like to think about this as changing seats on the ride we’re taking.

From one seat, you have a particular view. You see certain possibilities. You notice certain things.

Then you move, and the view changes.

Something that seemed essential may matter less. Something you barely noticed before may become a priority.

Sometimes even the destination changes.