Yes, you’re on a mission. Yes, you have an itinerary. Yes, you’re on a timeline.
But… why be so rigid?
A side quest implies a following of curiosity… a swapping of itinerary for serendipity… an exchange of hitting future benchmarks for surrendering to what’s immediately present.
Urges to side quest nudge at you all of the time. But most likely, you’re too busy trying to be productive…. Or too distracted with external stimuli… or too brainwashed into following an exact path perfectly… that you miss them… or dismiss them… or even knowingly kiss them goodbye.
But what’s so important to remember is that side questing is an urge that’s usually sent directly from the soul.
It’s hard to explain but feeling called to start a little side-hustle or go chat to that other group of people or detour down a different life path… is a feeling worth honoring… and at the very least… contemplating.
Because just like it’s true that our gut usually tells us something is wrong before our brain knows why… so, too, will our gut tell us that there’s something right about a decision before our brain knows why.
You just have to learn to listen and muster up some courage to say yes.
After all, why be in such a hurry to finish your life mission in the first place?