On a very recent cold morning, I thought it would be a good time to take a walk, so I decided to head to a nearby grocery store. It seemed like a good idea to get some needed items while also getting some exercise. As I walked down the familiar road, I remembered a shortcut I had previously discovered with my daughter, so I confidently took a turn I thought was the right one, only to find myself going in a circle. At this point, I had walked quite a few miles and was tired. I thought to myself, “just go home.” But that would have been me quitting, so I decided against that, turned back to the familiar route on the main street, and continued. Because I had missed it initially, I was determined to find this shortcut and get it right this time. On my way back from the store, I took the correct route and quickly realized that when I thought I had missed the shortcut at the start of my walk, I was actually near the exit I was looking for. Without any regret, I laughed at myself and wished I had just been curious enough to look a bit further past the sign to see the walking trail.
The moral of the lesson I learned on this fateful morning, and there are two ways I choose to look at this experience:
1. Check your attitude when things don’t go your way, whether it is by your doing or not.
2. Be curious and take risks; don’t be quick to accept things as they appear.
Shalom
Sosasmama
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