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I’ve heard myself, say more than once, that there are moments where you need to take a big step back and ensure you are going in the right direction. But what does that mean exactly? Especially given that many roads lead to Rome and isn’t it the one less travelled that is supposed to make all the difference :-)
How do you know whether you are heading in the “right” direction?
Gut feeling? Yes, I guess that is what it is. If you dare, listen to your gut feeling, then you will know. Or at least that has the highest chances in you being “in peace” with whatever you end up deciding.
The thing with roads is that they are seldom like the US roads. One block this way, seven blocks straight, another three blocks to the right. Nice clean, with clear intersections. To ensure people find their way easily and don’t get lost. Life though is full of crooked roads that branch off in all directions. The road signs are far from clear, and the traffic lights at the junctions seem to have different colours for different people.
That may sound a little too enthusiastic but I think you are getting the point. Life’s roads are messy.
So today, I am at a point, where I thought it might be good to just pause. Pause for a moment and just enjoy the sight. Sit down and look at all the roads I’ve already travelled and just dream a little of all the things that may still lay ahead.
But then I had a pretty good night of sleep last night. And a nice ice cream yesterday. My boss told me a while ago – in a different context – “You are unstoppable”. And I take that as a compliment. I enjoy being unstoppable.
So perhaps that ice cream, and the good night of sleep make me not need pause at all. I just need to keep on going. I have this urge to go somewhere. I even have a very rough vision in my head of where that “somewhere” is.
It might not be crystal clear, but it is starting to get clearer every day.
Perhaps the world is not yet ready, to stand up and hug for their beliefs. That’s ok. Perhaps it isn’t even important. As long as they hug, and as long as they embrace. Life, themselves and each other that is. Then there is no need to capture that with a photo camera and share it with the world.
So I won’t pause. I am too agile. I like to fail fast, flat on my face and then hit the road again. I am not a runner though. I like brisk walks. Those where you have time to breath along the way. Where you still have time to enjoy the sight. To feel the sun & rain, and now and then see a rainbow. Brisk walks that allow for a conversation.
. . . For those of you that turned on the music . . .leave it on but add this to it and turn up the volume.
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