Two roads diverged in the wood and I…I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
One of my two favorite poems by Robert Frost. There are times when we take that road that others simply do not understand. The less popular way than that we have been taught is correct and acceptable and it makes others extremely uncomfortable with us.
Most of my life I have taken the road less traveled. When I have tried to conform and be what others wanted or expected it simply resulted in heart ache and uncertainty. On numerous occasions I told my counselor I felt like a tiger at the zoo pacing her cage relentlessly looking for escape. Notedly the escape has always been from myself. After being in the box of conformity for so long..your family and friends will not understand when you once again bolt down that road less taken for the mystery of the unknown..,
The unknown with its risks and twists is far more alive than the mundane day after day of the exact sameness of merely existing. There have been moments that I have lamented the fact that I wish I could be content and happy to just do a 9 to 5 job and go home, rinse and repeat..accept that’s life and go on…I cannot do it. What is the saying about insanity…doing the same thing over and over expecting a different outcome?….thus here I sit in the unknown.
There is definitely no sameness in my days but there is so much excitement in finding the next step ahead as it presents itself. Oh there are nights I cry myself to sleep wondering if I was meant to be alone forever…but I’m putting my fears aside and myself out there to tackle and conquer what life I have left. There is nothing we cannot do if we put our minds to it. It’s getting that mindset in sync with our true selves that can be the challenge. Get the mind on board and the rest follows. Unknown things can be frightening but putting the fear aside it is also rewarding and the possibilities endless.
So much of life and truly living is avoided with our fears of failure…but without failure we can learn nothing. This journey called life is mostly of our choosing…choose to be alive and not fear failure or the unknown. Take a deep breath and go live ❤️
Reflections on Life’s Journeys 