Thursday 11 December 2008

The middle path?

No two lives are the same

No two situations can be duplicated

No two reactions are identical


Whilst journeying on the road signposted 'life' we all go over bumps in the road. Majority of the time our 'suspension' is such that we barely feel it and are are to take it within our stride. Other times it is less subtle and a slight adjustment or alteration is required prior to moving on. But what happens when the bump is no longer a bump rather an impassable boulder, one where there needs to be a total re-wiring. At this point the best option would seem to be to open a manual and learn a new way. Well...

I cant go under it...
I cant go around it...
I cant go through it...

.... I have to go over it!


And so i learnt to fly!
...
...
A few years down the line and I'm flying quite happily till now....now I need those driving skills again but I have basically forgotten them.
So how does one find that elusive middle path?

5 comments:

halfshared said...
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Floating Reflections said...

Thanks HS, your quote is correct but again faith is easier said than done.

Sorry that you just went through a difficult situation without support but I am sure that you grew (sadly growth is often painful) more because you couldn't rely on another but had to tap into yourself.

Now thinking that perhaps my analogy wasnt so good. What I was trying to say was a difficult situation made me need to change in a certain way and we know that if we want to change then we have to work on going to the opposite extreme. Well I did that and b''h got through that difficulty. My problem now is that I am too much on that side and cant find my way to the middle as neither extreme is ideal.

halfshared said...

Wait, you need to go to the other extreme when you are trying to change something? I don't really agree with that. I think that you need to take small, manageable steps in the direction that you're trying to reach rather than make that leap over the boulder. They always say that taking on too much just ends up being counter-productive because you end up falling back into your original pattern. Unless I'm totally not getting the situation, in which case you may be right and that was the right course of action.

And yeah, faith is VERY hard and something you constantly need to work on.

Floating Reflections said...

Yes it was something that I need to do then and I managed it then but I worked so hard then (out of necessity) that I am too extreme on the other side and that is why I am wondering how to get to the middle.

halfshared said...

Oh okay. It's really hard to give advice when I don't know the situation. Maybe speak to someone that does know it and that you feel can help you.
Wishing you much luck and strength in finding the middle way.
Stay strong!