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Walking the Path: Lessons of the Labyrinth
You must walk the path. No one can walk it for you.
You must walk the path. Walking around the path, looking at the path, watching others walk the path gains you nothing.
You must pay attention to the path. If you wander, you will be lost.
If you leave the path for any reason, no matter how good or important that reason seems at the time, you will be lost.
No matter how many times you get lost, you can always go back to the beginning and start again. It will not be the same path, for you are not the same person, but you will no longer be lost.
Retracing your steps does not mean going backward. Though the path may seem the same, it is not, for you are forever changing and will always be who you are now, not the person you were when you first walked along the path.
You must learn to walk without regard to the tumult around you. If you listen to the chaos, you will be overwhelmed and the path will become meaningless.
You must walk your path. If you follow another, or cling so tightly there is no space between you, you are not walking your path, you are walking theirs.
You can never tell how far it is to the end until you get there.
You must walk the path. Walking around the path, looking at the path, watching others walk the path gains you nothing.
You must pay attention to the path. If you wander, you will be lost.
If you leave the path for any reason, no matter how good or important that reason seems at the time, you will be lost.
No matter how many times you get lost, you can always go back to the beginning and start again. It will not be the same path, for you are not the same person, but you will no longer be lost.
Retracing your steps does not mean going backward. Though the path may seem the same, it is not, for you are forever changing and will always be who you are now, not the person you were when you first walked along the path.
You must learn to walk without regard to the tumult around you. If you listen to the chaos, you will be overwhelmed and the path will become meaningless.
You must walk your path. If you follow another, or cling so tightly there is no space between you, you are not walking your path, you are walking theirs.
You can never tell how far it is to the end until you get there.
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You can skip along the path.
Jauntily even.
Maybe whistle a little tune along the way. or bounce a basketball and make that a rhythm track.
Sit down once in a while, recreate a bit. I like a good cup of joe and a smoke. Some other folks might like some ice tea or a beer.
The path can be a real hoot, especially when you realize it doesn't actually have an end.
The funniest part about it though? Even though it seems like a labyrinth ahead, it always looks like a straight line when you look back. That's a cool trick!
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May I add it to my memories?
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It's profound stuff.
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thank you.
(You are, by the way, completely welcome to join me. Or if you want directions to the labyrinths, I can provide those, too.)
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tia
:>
For the future...
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Sibley's website (http://www.ebparks.org/parks/sibley.htm)
more info on the trails and labyrinths (http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/sibley.html)''
Other local labyrinths that I know of are at Grace Cathedral (in SF) and there is an uber-tiny one near Lake Merritt (on what I guess would be the north side)
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