So I’m back in San Diego today after a great Mastermind experience with fellow speakers in Chicago yesterday. I spent my day resting (as the quick time change turnaround had a big effect on me) and catching up on a few of the TV shows I missed while traveling. Last Monday night’s episode of How I Met Your Mother made me think.
The premise was pretty simple. Every three years, the three male leaders (Ted, Marshall, & Barney) watch the Star Wars Trilogy (the real one–not that JarJar Binks junk) and think about where they’ll be in three years. During their early optimistic college days, they dreamed of truly unrealistic plans and outcomes. As they aged, they experienced times of doubt and saw themselves struggling. Ted, the narrator of the show, basically lost hope in ever meeting someone.
But the final shot (before the traditional after credits humor final act), showed the guys three years from now allowing Ted’s future baby to be present for the viewing.
As I watched the episode, I reflected on the timelines I set out for myself. I always thought I’d be married with kids long before my 30’s (I am engaged, but will be 33 when I marry my bride in May of 2013). I thought my business would be a lot more successful than now (I have success, but I’m far from a household name). As I’ve aged, I’ve had moments of incredible hope, and moments where I fall into self-fulfilling despair.
But time ticks, and friends remain.
And there are successes where you wouldn’t expect them, and their were struggles that I never saw coming.
And in the end there will be a happy ending.
At least that is what I like to think…
So today it’s a quick blog, simply saying. The tough times will pass, the good times will come. They may be different than the ones you imagined when you were young, but they will bring joy nonetheless.
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