An anchor serves as a point of stability and security.  You may also reference an anchor to be a newscaster, the leading member of a news team or perhaps the leading athlete of a sports team.  The purpose of “The Anchor” is the same.  Who or what is your anchor in life?  As we strive to pursue the things our hearts desire we’re not always eager in our pursuit.  There are days that I wake up full of energy and complete with motivation and then there are times that I drag myself out of bed and mope in discouragement.

For example, today, after flying the skies and finishing the days workload of only one flight I found myself with nearly twenty-two hours of free time in a city.  Some would be eager to get out and enjoy the weather, enjoy shopping, or whatever the time allots you to do.  However, today was just routine for me.  A layover of great length once created excitement and possibility, but today nothing in my spirit stirred as I’ve been here way to many times.  Would you believe me if I told you I spent an entire day in my hotel, under the covers, surfing the net, steadily pondering what to write and where to make my next move?  I did leave my room for the daily social in the lobby, for free chicken sticks and pizza bites only to return to my room with food in hand well, on a tray that is.  What’s ironic is that  I was totally content in my choice to spend my day the way I did, because I truly didn’t feel as though I were missing out on anything.

As I indulged in my sodium filled snacks, I watched the show “Say Yes To The Dress“.  I sat and thought about my life, my passion and what am I am doing to get there and who were the anchors surrounding me and supporting me like the women of the show had.  Then it dawned on me, my anchors are my parents and my boyfriend of one year.  Not one opportunity has passed these anchors to impart encouragement and emotional stability in my life.  They never let me dwell in an unsatisfactory state of living.  Instead, they push me and hold me accountable to goals and lifestyle I wish to obtain.

So, this evening as I complete this blog fully engulfed in my passion to write, I’m reminded of the anchors in my life.  The ones who won’t allow me to drift away from my dreams. Your anchors can only be as helpful as you’ll allow them to be, let their words serve as life lines helping to pull you closer to your destiny.

-Aspired Heart