Hello Hives,
Happy new month, everyone.
October started differently for me this year. Instead of waking up and settling into my usual routine, I found myself on the road, travelling from Ilorin to Ijebu-Ode.
As I’m writing this, I’m still in transit. The journey is quite a long one, and honestly, there is only so much you can do when you are sitting in a vehicle for hours. Sooner or later, your phone becomes less interesting, you get tired of looking at the same road, and your mind starts wandering.
That was exactly what happened to me today.
I started thinking about life.
There is something about travelling that makes me look at things differently. Maybe it is because you are constantly seeing new places, different people, houses, businesses and small communities along the road. Everyone seems to be going somewhere. Some people are working, some are travelling, some are simply trying to get through another day.
And somehow, it reminds me that everyone has a journey.
We are all moving, but our destinations are different.
Sometimes I get caught up thinking about where I should have been by now. Things I should have achieved. Things that haven't happened yet. People who seem to be far ahead of me.
But sitting on this road today, I reminded myself that life is not a race where everybody has to arrive at the same time.
A journey can also have delays.
You can take the wrong road. You can stop somewhere you did not plan to stop. You can get tired and need to rest. None of that necessarily means you won't eventually get to where you're going.
Maybe that's one lesson I want to carry with me into this new month.
I don't have everything figured out, and that's alright.
There are still things I'm working on, things I'm hoping for, and things I'm praying will fall into place. But I also want to appreciate where I am right now instead of constantly worrying about where I think I should be.
As this journey continues from Ilorin to Ijebu-Ode, I don't know exactly what the rest of October will bring either.
But, I'll keep moving just like this road.
One kilometre at a time.
One day at a time.
And hopefully, by the time I look back, I will realize that every part of the journey was taking me somewhere.
Happy new month, everyone. ❤️