Where Do You Go When You Reach the End?

As I was walking through a newly discovered canyon near my house the other day, struggling against disparaging thoughts and overwhelmed with worries I found the end of the trail. I was disappointed that I now had to retrace my steps instead of continue forward. Usually the end of a trail opens up into a street, but this time a chain link fence appeared.

As I turned around my thoughts also turned. I remembered how often I have reversed and altered my direction because of one reason or another, be it good or bad and there was no way to move forward.

I realized that my current thoughts were getting me nowhere as was my impassive attitude. Too much stress was destroying my happiness. Too many failures was causing me to feel like one giant mistake. This way of thinking won’t get me anywhere. I know it’s time to move in a new direction. I feel it, I crave it, but I’m not sure which way.

Life involves growing in and out of various stages. Once we possess new knowledge we must either use it for self growth or ignore it and become stagnant beings.

I choose to use what I’ve learned in my next incarnation and embark upon this new adventure.