Finding The Path
Like someone lost in the forest, if you're not really convinced there's a way out of suffering, you give up very easily. You run into a thicket here, a steep cliff there, and it just seems way too much. But if you're convinced there's got to be a way out, you've heard of other people who've made their way out, you think, "It's got to be in here someplace." You keep looking, looking, looking. Finally you see how the other people made their way out - oh, that was the path they took."
~~Thanissaro Bhikkha~~
10 comments:
Having faith to keep on, keeping on. It's the only thing that gets me through some days.
I absolutely admire this post! It is what I have seen in your during the time I have read you blog. You are so strong in spirit and do not let anger or frustration get the better of you. You will live a long, long, time. Keep planting those perennials.
It takes courage to live the life of your own choosing. It takes strength to do so, when all around, others are frequently begging you to do otherwise.
A moving and thoughtful sentiment.
And I adore the beautiful bee in the current header!
...and the yellow swallowtail with the lavender flowers is quite gorgeous, too.
Elsa Louise, thank you dear friend.
You encourage me more then you will ever know....
Your lilacs are beautiful!
I learn so much by watching the paths that other women take. You are an inspiration to me, my online friend in Tennessee.
Glad most of the Shingles are gone....
The pictures are wonderful......
Beautiful, beautiful...each finding our own path when we stop fighting,rest, listen and float along like your butterfly visitor.
How often do I wander, unsure of which direction to take, then I look down and see the footprints of those who traveled before me.
This was a lovely post.
Tabor, as always you speak to my heart.
Judy, Sharon, Beverly, Laura and Beverly - thank you so much for visiting.
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