Where You Should Be

Dear Friends,

I was in Rock Creek a while ago, right at the beginning of the fall when the leaves were just starting to turn.  On my way home from work I decided to pull over and get a little walk in the woods in my day.  It wasn’t a spot I normally park, so I entered the park by a trail I am not particularly familiar with, and then immediately got on a trail that in time became clear was not a “real” trail, but was more like a cut-through.  

As I meandered through the woods, I realized I knew approximately where I was, I was in no danger of getting lost, but I didn’t actually know where I was.  I could pinpoint an approximation on a map, but certainly not with any real accuracy.  And while I wasn’t lost, I also didn’t know exactly where I was, and I didn’t know exactly where I was going. 

I eventually ran into a trail I was familiar with, and suddenly I knew exactly where I was.

As I walked I was thinking about how this space I suddenly found myself in feels very accurate to life sometimes.  There are times we don’t know exactly where we are, There are times we don’t know exactly where we’re going…and there are times when it takes a little wandering through the unknown to get to the known...and that can, at times, feel very disconcerting.

My dear friend, if you’re feeling a little lost in the woods of your life right now, I hope you can find a little more peace right where you are at this moment, and perhaps, in time, you might find a little more clarity to know exactly where you are and where you should be.

Have an amazing week.

Love
Krista