Not the Week I Planned
When momentum stalls, but perspective pulls you back.
This week was supposed to be exciting. Productive. Forward-moving.
Instead, it just felt… off.
Work was a grind in the most frustrating way. IT issues all week — my computer resetting every few hours, updates failing, and no real fix in sight. One of those situations where you’re stuck, watching time slip, and there’s nothing you can do about it. The kind of thing that drains you faster than actual hard work.
Then Saturday hit.
What started as a great day with Jasper took a turn when travel plans — something I’d been really looking forward to — fell apart fast. In a matter of hours, it went from possibility to nothing. And the reality started to set in: after May, I might be stuck close to home for the rest of 2026.
That didn’t sit well.
Not just for me, but thinking about experiences — for Jasper, for us as a family. It’s frustrating when things stall, especially when the reasons feel avoidable. Still, getting stuck in that frustration doesn’t change the outcome.
Sunday usually helps reset things.
Time at the gurudwara is where I slow down, reflect, and get grounded again. But with my partner preparing to be on the road next week, even that rhythm got disrupted. It felt like the one constant I rely on wasn’t quite there this time.
And I’ll be honest — it carried over.
Even looking ahead to my upcoming trip to Arizona, I’m struggling to feel the same excitement. It’s hard when your expectations take a hit. And yeah, the thought of another Canada trip — while always good — feels more like routine than something new right now.
But here’s where it shifts.
At the end of the day, I’ve still got what matters most — my partner and Jasper.
Plans change. Trips fall through. Weeks don’t go the way you expect.
But the foundation is still there.
So maybe this isn’t about where I’m going next.
Maybe it’s about what I build right here, right now.
Because if I can’t control the map… I can still control the direction.