Oops! I think I turned wrong somewhere. — Photo by Pat Bean
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to reach my destination.” — Jimmy Dean
Should I Turn South — Or West?
Have you ever felt that you knew exactly where you were going, and then suddenly discovered you were headed in the wrong direction?
Should I hike the high trail or the low trail? Perhaps I should do both. — Photo by Pat Bean
This happens to me a lot. And I’m not talking about making a wrong turn when traveling down the road – although I certainly do that a lot, too.
Life has taken me down many paths, some not so pretty, but all educational. Some paths presented themselves because of decisions I made – or didn’t make, which in itself is a decision. Some were made for me because I let someone else lead.
Today, the only person who takes the lead away from me is my canine companion, Pepper – when I take her for a walk. So I have no one to blame for where I end up than myself.
But lately, I’ve not been quite so sure that I’ve been heading in the right direction, although there is certainly nothing wrong with the path I’m on. Perhaps it’s just because life has taught me that the more paths I explore, the more I enjoy life.
I guess I’m one of those people who believe Ursula K. Le Guin’s quote – which is permanently on my blog site — “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters.”
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Bean’s Pat: Life in Edit Mode http://tinyurl.com/kk6hmhz I laughed at the cartoon, and am now thinking, as I’m at the final rewriting process of Travel with Maggie, which has come down to the nitty-gritty dotting of every I and crossing of every T, that I need just such a muse.
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I tell my 21 y/o son this all the time when he starts to second guess his decisions.
We can always change our minds. For me, the only truly wrong decision is to hurt another person.
I like what you said about decisions– that they are made whether we make them or not and even if someone else makes them for us. How true is that!!
It took me a long time to realize that, while it seems an easy way out, not making a decision is shrinking from life and the most likely decision to not turn out well. Thanks for commenting Martina.
Good thinking and good thoughts! Yes, life is about our choices.
Thanks.