For years we are taught to achieve our goals, do whatever possible to make our dreams reality. I achieved mine about eight months ago, so now I'm left asking myself...

"Now what?"

For years I worked to get to where I am now and I guess I assumed that once I got to where I was going, everything would fall into place but recently I've been feeling nervous about getting complacent, scared that I'm doing something wrong if I'm not working towards something new.

The logical answer here is to just set new goals but I'm happy where I'm at-I just got here for Pete's sake. I started learning new things like how to speak Spanish and taking fitness classes I've never done before to keep my life from becoming stagnant, does that qualify as new goals?

I don't know why I feel the need to reach for more so heavily though because I love my job, I like the activities I do in my free time, I like my life right now but I still feel like if I'm not working towards something bigger then I'm doing it wrong?

Maybe I need to be okay with being slow and quiet? Maybe life doesn't have to be so hectic all the time and I'm just not used to it?

I feel like Rachel Hollis would have a great answer to these questions…Where you at Rae Rae?

I also question the social construct that the goals I should be working towards always have to do with my career? Why can't my goal to speak Spanish be satisfactory enough? Why do I always have to be looking for a promotion or a new, better position?

I think the right answer is to let life slow down and enjoy it until I truly feel the need for change. It's good to have goals and to work towards them but it's okay to not as well. Maybe my goal is to not have any goals? I'm usually making goals like it's the 2019 Women's World Cup so it'd be nice to have an off season.

The universe usually shows up when it's necessary for me anyway, no need to rush it.