” I say it is useless to waste your life on one path, especially if that path has no heart.”
Can’t say but maybe it is because I am older with life experiences that helps me realize that what I choose to do and where I choose to place myself either feeds, or starves, my soul. What I do know is that I no longer wish to be where it is not life giving. And, I do have a choice.
Sometimes, we don’t know if a path in front of us will give life until we take it and experience it for ourselves. At some point, you will know, and if the conclusion is no, it is incumbent to consider taking the next fork on the path.
So how do we hold on to what gives us life and let go of what doesn’t?
I will leave with an excerpt from a simple book titled, Sleeping with Bread: Holding What Gives You Life.
During the bombing raids of World War II, thousands of children were orphaned and left to starve. The fortunate ones were rescued and placed in refugee camps where they received food and good care. But many of these children who had lost so much could not sleep at night. They feared waking up to find themselves once again homeless and without food. Nothing seemed to reassure them. Finally, someone hit upon the idea of giving each child a piece of bread to hold at bedtime. Holding their bread, these children could finally sleep in peace. All through the night the bread reminded them, “Today I ate and I will eat again tomorrow.”
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of his freedoms – to choose one’s attitudes in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
God Bless, and feel free to comment
ps. the featured image at the top of this blog was taken by my son, Phillip and the man in the image is my other son, Joseph. They both recently returned from a sightseeing trip to Scotland.
