I was just writing to a friend (who isn’t really a friend, but might become) about always keeping your eyes open, that even working diligently towards a goal can be stagnating. Moments after hitting send it occurred to me that keeping your eyes open all the time can be just as damaging. And for the first time in my life I’m looking in a specific direction, while balancing my nature of always making sure I have a way out. I don’t need a way out when I’m happy. I just grow.