What does it mean when we say, “Things are going?”

Going where, may I ask?

I think some of us have a vague idea of where things are going. But that idea can change—for some of us, it can change daily!

In my car’s glove compartment, I have a ten-year plan on a piece of notepaper. I like that plan, but I change it around in my head all the time. Even if I do stick to that plan, will it get me “somewhere” that I want to be? Maybe . . . but maybe not.

So where are things going?

I’m not sure it matters. To be honest, if I don’t like where things are, then I won’t like where they’re going no matter what destination I see in my head.

So maybe when I say that things are moving, or things are going, or whatever I might tell you about life, I should rather start thinking about where things are. Because regardless of how life looks (like it is moving along—like I have a bright future—like I am secure with work and home), it doesn’t usually reflect what life is.