Nadine J Walters – My Life

Question for myself today: Where are you going?

Answer just for me:
Who knows? The only thing I’m sure of is that I’m moving—and I’m moving forward, because I can’t walk backwards.

“As soon as you get there, there is no there.” – Gertrude Stein

I love this quote. It reminds me that there’s no ultimate destination, no final “arrival.” Even when you pause to catch your breath, the world around you—and within you—keeps ticking, shifting, evolving. There’s no standing still, not really.

Since retiring six years ago, I’ve made some changes. I’ve taken myself in a different direction, and though a few of those years felt lost for various reasons, they weren’t wasted. They brought me here. I could say I’m trying to get there, but I don’t know where there is. I’m just here, like the quote says.

And that’s more than okay.
I’m happy to be myself. To embrace who I am. To listen to myself. I will never make it there, but I will always be here—learning, shifting, showing up.

Failure, like success, is always an option. It’s always a way to learn. Do we ever really fail? I don’t think so. I think about those funny Pinterest fails and how we celebrate them online. They’re not perfect—not even close—but someone tried. They took a step. Maybe they didn’t accomplish the goal, but they shared the moment anyway. There’s beauty in that. Honesty. Humor. Humanity.

What a great way to live.
We all know that every day can be a struggle—it is for everyone. But it’s in the going, in the doing, that we build a life. Even the moments of misery, like rocks in your shoes, don’t mean you stop walking. You shake them out, you keep moving. Forward. Always forward.