A Fork in the Road

Sometimes it is a choice we make. But sometimes it’s forced upon us. Either way, when the road of life forks and suddenly we have to make a clear decision to wholeheartedly try a new route, there can be fear. But this is What Is. That’s where the practice of radical acceptance of what is comes in. What is, is a fork. Another turning point. No point in denying it.

It’s a part of life.

But often, though the new path is somewhat lit, and potentially hopeful, seeing around the bend is impossible until we walk it. On the other hand, the old path is known, though not as lit and exciting. Either path just might be minus a few comrades.

I know endings. We are old friends. And also new beginnings. I know the score, how this tune goes. And the risks. And the fear. Or terror.

This is life, my friend. We choose. We make the clear and personal choice to begin again. 

Seasons change. What we want changes sometimes and we find we no longer want what we used to want. Our course corrects and follows a new path. Life is a series of silver forks we can use to transform ourselves, if we so choose.

I also understand how much dreamers can suffer from both self-doubt and friendly fire. I’m with you there.

My own credo is to “Follow the light.” I follow an inner light that only I can see, an inner directive that only I can hear. It usually leads me on an amazing adventure, with stunning twists and turns, but in the end, at the junction of the next fork, it was always worth it because it was exhilarating.

I wonder… will the dreamer in you settle for same old path?

Take the ride. In those three little words is the secret sauce to living a life you love. Because you won’t necessarily be able to create the life you always wanted on the route you’re already on. Even if that path to the left looks a bit dappled and the light is somewhat murky, there is so much to be learned that you don’t know yet. Yet. You will. 

In time. If you go…

Distilled to three simple words, the tonic today is this: Take the Ride