Sunday, March 15, 2009

Lessons from a Traveling Man.

There is much that traveling can teach someone about life. When you travel from point A to point B, there are always detours that one takes to have lunch or explore the countryside. At first the adventure is alluring, then feelings of dread and self doubt appear as no destination comes into view and the road seems to meander on. The mind creates all of these doomsday scenarios. I have taken a wrong turn. I do not know where I am going. How I will ever make it back to the main road? It is in these moments of dread, in the darkest hallows of our soul that one turns a corner and finds the perfect spot to have lunch.

Being lost is normal. Fear is normal. The belief that one will survive regardless is also normal. Trust the belief whenever you feel lost.