There’s a Japanese saying I’ve always loved:
“The longer you stay on the wrong train, the further it takes you from where you actually want to go.”
At first, it sounds so obvious.
But when I look at my own life, I see all the times I stayed on “wrong trains” far longer than I needed to.
The relationship where my heart was shrinking.
The job that looked shiny on the outside but drained my soul every single day.
The habits I clung to, not because they were serving me, but because they were familiar — and familiarity felt safer than the unknown.
Maybe you’ve had your own version.
We convince ourselves:
“Maybe it will change.”
“Maybe I just need to try harder.”
“Maybe I’m the problem.”
But no matter how much effort you put in, the wrong train doesn’t magically change tracks. It keeps heading where it’s heading — further from the life you’re meant to live.
And here’s the truth that took me years to learn:
Getting off the wrong train isn’t failure.
It’s not quitting.
It’s choosing.
It’s saying: my aliveness matters more than my comfort.
It’s choosing alignment over autopilot.
It’s trusting that even if I don’t know what the next stop will look like, I would rather stand on the platform in the fresh air of possibility than stay seated on a train that’s carrying me away from myself.
✨ Sometimes the bravest thing we can do is press pause. Step off. Begin again.
And here’s the magic: when you do, you realize you weren’t late or behind at all. You were always right on time for the life that’s yours to claim.
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💭 I’ll leave you with this question:
What “wrong train” in your life is it time to step off — even if it feels scary to begin again?
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