All packed up and nowhere to go

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Every once in a while we can get to a point where we are all ready to go, yet the timing for the next step is still a ways out.
For me this happens while traveling. The moment the bags are packed, I’m ready to take off. But usually there is still anywhere from a number of hours to a couple of days before the trip is about to start.
It leaves me feeling ‘in limbo’. Everything that needed to be done is done; it doesn’t make sense to start any new project, I know what the next step is going to be ~ and I can’t take that step just yet.

It is not as much that the timing is off; one could argue that timing is perfect! After all everything is finished, no loose ends ~ and that is always a good thing. Furthermore, taking a step back from activities before starting that new project usually is a good thing as well. It allows us to truly finish whatever it was we were doing mentally and emotionally.
In other words, that time between events sets us up for a totally fresh start for whatever is coming next…

So, if the ‘in between time’ has so many benefits; if it is so good for us ~ then why does it feel so awkward?

Part of the answer may lie in the fact that we tend to be ‘always on the go’. There is always something to do, and therefore we are continually moving from one project to the next; from one event to another ~ without ever allowing ourselves time to stand still for a moment. Even our vacations can be ‘the next thing to do’…
So, this feeling of being all packed up and having nowhere to go may well feel uneasy to us because we are not used to it. Form a certain perspective, we may have forgotten what to do with those moments of time that are unplanned… Those moments of ‘nothingness’.

Another perspective can be that we may have forgotten to enjoy the anticipation of things to come…
When we have planned our next project or event, we want to get going with it right away. We don’t take time anymore to savor the moment. To look ahead and imagine all the exciting, new things it may bring into our lives.
After all, we have set our goals and already know the desired ~ and therefore most likely ~ outcome…

So, whenever we feel ‘all packed up and having nowhere to go’, perhaps it is time to start imagining other, even more beneficial things that may happen to us.
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