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Today's
Meditation:
It
can be terrifying to leave the well-worn path. It
can fill us with fear of the unknown and worry for the
future. After all, the path may look attractive
right now, but how does it look up around the next
bend? Maybe there it runs through a swamp full of
dangerous snakes and biting insects, or runs along the
edge of a 1000-foot precipice. And if it does that,
it won't be such a nice road, will it?
But
fear of what may happen in the future is no reason to
avoid blazing our own path in life, especially when we
keep in mind that we create our own paths in life.
We don't just blaze trails-- we actually create our own
futures by our actions and thoughts of today. If we
create a positive, loving reality today, then guess what
the path we're blazing will look like as we continue down
it?
The
paths that are already created may be worn smooth and
comfortable, not causing us undue stress or strain, but
they are also much less rewarding than those we blaze on
our own (and isn't "blaze" a great word for
creating a path? It brings to mind the flames of
passion as we blaze our trail!). Should we continue
to go only those places where others have gone before us,
or should we try to make more of our lives, exploring
regions that will force us to use our resources more
creatively and uniquely than we'd be able to do on the
worn paths?
If
we can do this, we can leave behind us a new path that
someone else can take until they, too, are willing and
able to step off onto their own path in life.
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