"It is not the goal but the way there that matters, and the harder the way the more worthwhile the journey."
I thought about this for awhile agreeing then disagreeing. Depending on the situation I would just like to get there (like getting the grocery shopping done) and other times make it harder then hell to get there it. I think in my past I should have just chosen to get there instead of being stubborn etc... etc... but I don't regret any of it, I learned a lot and gained a lot of knowledge. When Jamie had cancer I thought life is over as we know it, I chose at that time to make the journey worthwhile and it was, it made us closer we still had fun, learned a lot more about each other. I fear to think what would have happened if we didn't do it in a positive way. Last summer when Tyler left.. well I won't even go into that except it was a journey it was hard but Tyler, Jamie and I have become closer then we were. So making the journey harder is worthwhile, cuz you always learn a lot more than when you started, it makes you check your gut and think of all and everything involved, it can make you closer to people you wish you could be closer too and if you let it, it can be a blast. Maybe it is just the Buddhist thing but I am grateful for all the crap I have gone through. Weird huh? must be that Nirvana thing.
Love to all
Jodi
3 comments:
Very well worded!
Jode, been on lots of those journys myself. I have always made it to the destination, but sometimes I made it kicking and screaming. Oh how I wish i could redo some of those trips. Other trips were so easy. When i look back i can see the differences in my attitudes. I'm am also grateful for the trip. Learned lots! Mostly, I learned about the Grace of God. (Like how i slid the God thing in there?) Anyway, what do we do with all of these experineces? Box them up? Put them in the memory album of life? i like to hold onto them for just the right moment and then give them away to some one who needs it at that exact moment. Some one who needs to know somebody else has been there and it's gonna be alright. Every good and bad event is given to me to me to give to someone else. Know what I mean?
Thanks Debbie, This is the first time I have written something without puking my words out all over.
Day-vid, Yes I like the way you slid God in there, did you like the way I slid the Buddhist thing in? anyway, I do not box them up, I share them in the the text of a story for the right time and the right person I can only hope whoever gets the story will see the wisdom, knowledge and the honest brutal truth and use it to their advatange if need apply.
It's like this: I was so sick of being down on myself and angry because of past decisions I have made, so I decided to use them in a positive way, wow weird how life works.
Love Jodi
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