August 3, 2009
Today as I continued down the path
of self re-discovery I realized that again my feet were sore and aching. You
see I have not been wearing any shoes for a long while as I walk alone down my
path, and the pain is not new. But today I realized that I could wear shoes, I
knew I could before, but for some reason I thought the pain was a necessary
part of my journey. For some reason I thought I deserved the pain and therefore
I did not wear the shoes I always had. A friend along the path helped me see
that the pain was not adding anything to my journey and if anything it was only
prolonging it. So today I stopped and sat on a rock and put on my shoes,
realizing that we should all wear our shoes, regardless of what we may have
done wrong, we do not deserve the aching feet. With my shoes on, my feet
healing and my head now held high, my friend and I parted ways for now and each
continued on our own journeys.
If on your journey you find you are
dealing with something that is causing you pain, whether the fact you don’t
feel worthy of shoes, or you are carrying too much baggage, stop and think why
the pain is there. Take a break, sit on a stump and consider why you are in
pain and if there is anything you can do about it. If there is a resolution you
should take it, no one should suffer if they can help it. The path is long and
hard enough without the additional burden.
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