Can I Ask Again?

By

B.J. Knefley

Can I ask again? Where are you? I’m asking more for myself than others as I had it come up in my reading today. Sitting here at my desk I’m wondering how to answer that. Where am I in life? Where am I in this journey? Is it where I want to be? What direction am I heading? So many ways to answer the question of where one is.

Recently I submitted two resignation letters. Ironically, they weren’t my first, but maybe my last. I’m retiring for the umptieth time. Someone asked if I’d get it right this time. I didn’t know I’d messed it up the first time. I just keep finding things to do, things I like doing. Afterall, it’s my life’s calling, not to retire but to help others. Essentially, it’s a life of service, and as long as I’m breathing, I suppose I’ll continue to do it. But to the question, “Where are you”, I’m not sure how to answer that. I guess I’m between assignments. I just don’t know what the next assignment is or even what it’s supposed to look like. Maybe I’ll write a book. Afterall, it’s something I’ve contemplated for the past 30 years, so maybe it’s time. But will that be enough to satisfy my soul?

It’s good to take stock of where we are in life. To ask some hard questions and to look within for answers. Sometimes we will find that we’re in a place that we don’t want to be. How we got there may not be our fault, but it will be if we don’t find a path out of that place. Sometimes people find a way to blame their situation on others and things. They don’t take responsibility for the events or the changes that need to happen. Sad when you think that some will choose to be a victim their entire life. Their blight in life becomes the fault of others. But is it? To ask introspective questions about life and our position in life is how we move forward into change. Taking responsibility to where you are is the first step in being where you’d like to be. Many don’t take it.

The challenge for each of us to is to ask the question, “Where do I want to be this time next year”. Then simply plot a course to reach that destination. Remember, a goal without a plan is only a wish. Think about it.