Aha.
Really.
At the risk of being one of those obnoxious people who overstate the obvious and act like they are enlightening the world, it really just became clear to me.
Seems I spend much of my life trying to get 'there.'
When I get 'there' I'll be happy, skinny, smart, hip.
When I get 'there' I'll be a great wife, fabulous mom, an awesome creative.
Right??

I'm sad for all the days that I've lived my life for 'there,'
as if 'there' is the only place to find answers.
To find happiness.
To find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow of a life lived in pursuit of 'there.'

I'm so busy trying to get 'there,' rushing thru 'here' and 'now,' never realizing that all the 'here' and 'now's become 'there'