STAY IN YOUR LANE

By Vernalee

Growing up in the country, you learn the art of driving by cruising down gravel and dirt roads before graduating to the two lane highways. As you travel in one direction facing the traffic in another, you learn to stay in your own lane. Swerve too far to the right and you are liable to end up in a ditch. Move to far to the left and you are subject to have a head on collision with the other vehicle. This maneuvering precision teaches you much about life. In order words, if you mind your own business and stay out of other folks’ affairs, it is smooth sailing. When you meddle, you cross the line! Where you end up is where your intrusion takes you. “You are an accident waiting to happen” when you start interfering. No speed will keep you safe in those types of circumstances. Fender bending will inevitably become an outcome when you engage in other folks business! Crash!

That is why it pays to stay in your lane on the road ... and in life! Photo credit: www.i.stack.imgur.com

SELECTIVE IGNORANCE

By Vernalee

Are you among the group who selectively ignore what they choose?

Shhh..

There is a group of folks who conveniently ignore what they don’t want to see or accept. If there is an identical description of them, they toss it aside and profess that those traits do not belong to them. Why? The answer is simple. If they accept what they see, there is an underlying responsibility to fix it. Repairs may not be in their repertoire. They continue down their chosen path being an ignorant smarty pants; so smart that they are dumb! Denying the truth is certainly not the best course of action. It may satisfy your ego, but it is very unwise to say the least. If you continue to ignore your faulty idiosyncrasies, you will remain broken! You would have selectively ignored what needs to be repaired or addressed. The amazing thing is that what you selectively ignore, everyone else sees! You simply cannot hide who you are, no matter how hard you try! Photo credit: www.jeffanders.com

GETTING LOST TO FIND YOURSELF

By Vernalee

There is wisdom in the African proverb, "To get lost is the best way to……find your true self."

Getting lost will allow you to:

…discover new paths you would have otherwise missed if you stayed in one direction.

…stumble onto new ideas you would never have imagined.

…reignite your creative spark.

…realize that you’re meant to do something else, something bigger, something more.

…recognize what you really love or hate.

…understand what you’re truly capable of.

…face your deepest fears and insecurities.

Sure, getting lost can leave you feeling scared, sad, frustrated, confused, angry, and a countless number of other emotions that will make you feel like you’ve somehow failed in your journey.

But it can also be an eye-opening experience.

After all, amazing adventures don’t come to life by fleeing from what makes you afraid and uncomfortable.

They come to life when you choose to stand up for yourself and what you believe in even when all seems lost. By doing so, you become the victor,

not the victim, of your own story."

Your journey will not only teach you much, but it will help you find your way ...and ultimately yourself!

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