| Each of us as we travel through life into our very | | | | wherever I go, there I am. I can change the path |
| personal future follows our own unique path. As | | | | or the direction on the path but the traveler will |
| we day by day, travel into the future, we make | | | | still be me: with all of my opinions, prejudices, |
| a variety of choices, decisions as well as take any | | | | issues, judgements, dreams, hopes, frustrations |
| number of actions - some positive, some | | | | etc. If the journey is to either be more fun, more |
| negative, some better some worse than others. | | | | rewarding or more satisfying in the end I must |
| But, in the end; the end of the day or the end of | | | | also be willing to look at the traveler and not just |
| a life we have all created the tapestry of our | | | | the path he/she is on. |
| lives one day and one choice at a time. | | | | What can we do to ensure we are on the right |
| It is unfortunate that many people do not have a | | | | path, we stay true to it regardless of the |
| clue as to where they want to end up, what they | | | | pressures form others or our environment and |
| want to see or the roads they want to take. Oh, | | | | find satisfaction in the journey along the way? |
| many of these people may say they are "on the | | | | 1. Spend adequate quiet time alone reflecting on |
| right path," but that is often their ego's need to | | | | your life. Where you are. |
| protect itself from the criticism or judgements of | | | | Where you want to be in the future. What needs |
| others. In reality they don't have a clue where | | | | to change in order to reachthat outcome, etc. |
| they are going or why so they just trudge | | | | 2. Refuse to be manipulated, coerced, pressured |
| forward another day until they come to that time | | | | or lulled off the path that feelsright for you. Be |
| or place that speaks to them so loudly they can | | | | true to your own inner guidance system. |
| no longer ignore or avoid it's counsel: YOU ARE | | | | 3. Be patient as you travel into your future. |
| TRAVELLING ALONG THE WRONG PATH. YOU | | | | Everything takes time, nurturing,faith and |
| ARE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. YOU | | | | persistence. The outcomes of your short-term |
| ARE RUNNIING OUT OF TIME. THE TIIME TO | | | | actions are not alwaysimmediate or apparent. |
| CHANGE COURSE IS NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO | | | | 4. Do something every day that moves you |
| LATE. | | | | further along your path. |
| As a fellow traveler for many years I have too | | | | 5. If or when you discover you are travelling the |
| found myself lost, going in the wrong direction or | | | | wrong path or in the wrongdirection. Correct it, |
| been insecure I my position along the way and | | | | but first ensure that you ask yourself enough of |
| was easily persuaded to follow someone else's | | | | the rightquestions before you abandon your |
| idea of what they thought my path should be. | | | | current direction. Nothing to be gained byjumping |
| Sound familiar? I have known hundreds of people, | | | | from one boat heading in the wrong direction to |
| no maybe thousands who are not happy with | | | | another one headingin the wrong direction. |
| where they are on the path and won't be able to | | | | 6. Keep asking yourself - why am I on this path? |
| be happy until they change direction or even get | | | | As long as you can answer thatquestion with a |
| on another path. One of the interesting | | | | satisfactory answer for yourself - keep at it, no |
| discoveries I have made in life of late is, that | | | | matter how longor hard the journey. |