In taking the road less traveled
Risk is involved
The path is unknown
The result uncertain
Who chooses this path?
Someone who longs for adventure
Someone who does not color within the lines
Someone who doesn’t need to be right every time
Someone who has faith
Someone who is curious
The road less traveled can have many rewards
For the one dares to go where many others have not
Jan 22, 2024
Is there a right answer?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no
There are many roads that lead to Rome
Should I be worried about taking the wrong path?
I used to
But now I know any road I take
I’ll manage to make it work
Or else I’ll chose another path
Are there precise answers?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no
What works for you won’t work for me
What’s perfect for you won’t suit me
Are there answers to all questions?
I don’t think so
Somethings will remain a mystery
I’ve come to terms with not knowing
I can live my life despite it
We need to manage our expectations
We need to come to terms with ambiguity
Some questions have many answers
Some questions have no answers
But questions will always be with us
And the need to know and understand
January 22nd, 2021
Imagine driving on a road and coming to an unpaved section
There is dust, the road is not smooth, and you slow down
There are two options at this point
Either to keep going and put up with the difficulties of the unpaved road
Or to back track a bit and find an alternate paved route
The second option requires effort
Requires searching for a new way
Even recognizing that there is an alternative
The difficulties of life are like unpaved roads
They are an invitation to look at other options
Other ways of thought
Other behaviour
In other words, growth…
But it’s up to us to accept the invitation or not
We also have the choice to continue on the gravel road
And suffer the consequences and complain
About the state of affairs and the unfairness of the situation
All the time not realizing it’s not the situation that
Has to change, it’s us!
Lida Berghuis
September 4th, 2015
“Life sucks!
What can you do?
Accept it and get on with it…”
This is not a pessimistic attitude
Or a defeatist one!
Our lives are not meant to be picture perfect
Everything they way it should be
Or the way we want it to be!
Our lives are a series of challenges
That when faced with grace
Can help us grow and be stronger
And better people
Life is not a smooth road
It’s a bumpy one
Some places are not paved at all
There are obstacles to manoeuvre around
Detours that pop up!
And sometimes we may reach the edge
Of a cliff and need to back up!
The easy road offers no benefits
Except for seeming ease and comfort
It’s the road full of pit falls and road blocks
That puts us to test and helps us develop new skills
So, yes, life sucks
But not in a bad way
It sucks
So we can learn, change, and grow
Lida Berghuis
January 15th, 2015
*something someone at the hairdressers said once
If you come to a fork in the road, take it!
Yogi Berra (baseball player)
Ive learned this the hard way!
So many times, Ive come to a fork in the road
And stood paralyzed
Not knowing what to do!
Ive weighed my options
A thousand times
Ive liked something about this road
And something about the other one!
What led to my paralysis
Was fear of making a mistake
Not realizing that
Thats part of life
No one road leads to contentment
No mistake can completely break us down
There is no way to have all the answers beforehand
We need to take a leap of Faith and jump!
Secure in knowing that
We can get up from a fall
Falling and rising
Integral parts of life
It takes courage to make a choice
It takes strength to get up after a fall
But each time we rise, well be stronger
Our courage and strength will multiply!
Lida Berghuis
July 27th, 2011
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