Your Path | Quote

‎"If you can see your path laid
out in front of you step by step,
you know it's not your path.
Your own path you make with
every step you take.
That's why it's your path."
-Joseph Campbell

I read this and thought that it
complemented my "changes" blog
entry. Forging your own path
isn't always easy...but often
can be rewarding, as other paths
already created limit what you
see and experience by someone
else's interpretations and
choices.

I knew someone once who wanted
to "save" me from errors
- atleast what he deemed
to be errors - because he knew
better.

How do we know what's best
for another? The argument
goes that we should learn
from other's mistakes. But
how do we know that one
person's errors aren't
another person's treasured
experiences and choices?

How do we know pain and
disappointment are mistakes?
Perhaps those are the very
things that will propel us
forward to exactly where we
need to be, and become the
person that is necessary.

And...in some cases, maybe
the actions may be the same
for two people, but the
outcome will be different.

Sometimes it will take
courage to be yourself.

Sometimes it will take
courage to
forge your own path.

Sometimes it will take
courage to stand up to
another's limitations
so that they
don't become your own.

And...sometimes...
who the heck knows
what the right thing
to do is...?!

Sometimes you just
gotta do what you
just gotta do knowing
somehow that it is the
right thing for you.