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  ©+Laurie Pace       Graphics One Design 2019

Finding the Path

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

 Was not sure if I wanted to post a dog chasing it's tail or this foggy path.  Are they the same? Maybe not.  Right now I am leaving a "trail" of papers everywhere in the house. 

 Have you ever thrown yourself into busy work, generating piles of papers, notes and plans around you but not ever moving forward?  Have you ever had to make a decision you just could not make, so you procrastinate making it? (Yes, more piles of paper.)Have you ever looked at the clock at the end of the day, back at the piles of notes and realized you still did not accomplish anything?

 By this point in life, I have fallen to my knees crying because of the loss of direction. I have ALWAYS been a go getter, a planner, and an achiever. 
  • Being in my sixties makes me realize there are other things in the world. 
  • Being in my sixties makes me realize time seems a bit more limited. 
  • Being in my sixties makes me aware that I need to make every hour count, including spending times with all our grandchildren.  
Definitely time to be on my knees... Terry and I have both been praying for a nudged open door, so I can define what life ahead might involve and get myself off the couch and away from my laptop. I have some paintings ahead to do, and have decided to continue as a website designer.  More will be shared on that later.  Meanwhile I am smiling, the stacks of paper and notebooks have disappeared off the glass coffee table.  The lap top gets turned off for up to 20-24 hours at a time... and I have realized that 'living time' is so much more important. 

The 'fog' is lifting and I do believe I see my path ahead, and there are not stacks of papers strewn along the way. 

 "Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up." Proverbs 12:25


Laurie Pace - A Texas Artist 






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