The Chase Is Finally Over

I was with my best friends from high school recently. We took turns recapping our lives. Kids. Aging parents. What we were doing these days.

When it was my turn, one friend asked what I was up to.

My answer surprised me.

I don’t know.

The old Cara would have had something ready. A project, a new business, anything that sounded like I had a plan. Like I was still chasing that definition of success.

But I said I don’t know and it didn’t feel like failure.

It felt like relief.

I’m less defined these days. Calmer. Slower.

My work is not done.

But the chase finally is.

✨P.S. I write Tuesdays and Fridays now.