Moment of Pause

For me, this is a reminder of one my mantras - Do something. Do anything.

It may not be the right thing, it may not work out, there is no guarantee. But doing nothing, well that means I stay where I am. If I don't like where I am, I need to do something, even if it turns out to be the wrong thing.

There is power - magic - in making a change, in telling the universe that I'm willing to try, to make an effort, to reach for something better than what I have now.

The analogy I'm thinking of is getting lost in the woods. I like to go hiking/wandering and I don't always have the best idea of where the trails go. Sometimes I get lost. But when I'm lost, staying where I am is useless. So I pick a direction and go that way. Sometimes I have to do this a few times before I get somewhere I recognize - I've made a bad choice. Sometimes I slip and fall and get hurt. Sometimes I run into animals that are scary. But the alternative is to stand still and do nothing; going even a bad direction is better than standing still. I won't be lost for always. I have faith that I'll figure it out, find a path, find a landmark, find a person. Find my way.