Truth be told, no one ever wants to be in the middle of the pack. It’s that place where progress feels slow, where momentum stalls, and where it’s easy to get comfortable and complacent. While it’s true that the middle can teach us resilience, patience, and the grit needed to persevere, we must avoid settling there. The middle of the pack isn’t where we were meant to stay—it’s merely a passage, a temporary holding space between where we are and where we want to be. If we’re not careful, it can become a trap, convincing us that mediocrity is acceptable. Instead, we must see it for what it is: a challenge to push through, to reignite our drive, and to keep moving forward with intention and purpose until we break free and move beyond the middle.

Loving life, when I am not in the middle of the pack

Joe