I was cycling this morning in the woods – a route that is quite familiar too me. The weather has been windy recently and many of the autumn leaves had been blown down. The path that I was accustomed to was covered with a mat of vibrant orange (a truly amazing almost artificial colour) covering the whole floor of the wood meaning that I had to ‘guess’ where the path was or choose the direction I thought was best.
Despite the greater sense of potential ‘unknown’ danger’ lurking underneath the leaves, the routes I chose got me to where I needed to go without incident.
I found this intriguing.
How often have I stuck to the established and expected path thinking that this is the only way? And has that path been the expectation that I have held in my mind rather than the real expectations of others. How liberating it is to feel and be unconstrained in the approach and direction I take focusing on the journey and the outcome.
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