… is not necessarily the end of your journey. Though many times we do think in this way. Not certain why we do this… Your next step is precisely that – the next. Do you see it as part of your life picture? or is it a diversion? or a retreat? Do you even see your next step? And now… your decision on your step.
The point in this is how we view our passage, our journey in our life. When you stop a moment can you look back and see the various steps you’ve taken in discovering and ‘maturing’ who you are and what you do? Do you see what has influenced you in taking the next step? Do you see your mis-steps? And do you see your corrections… or compoundings? (We really do both.) And I believe all these questions give us an understanding of not only where we are but how we got here. There are no ‘wrong’ answers to the questions, merely understandings.
I’m prompted by the saying that if we fail to learn from our mistakes then we are doomed to repeat them. Sometimes I think there’s a touch of defiance in our acceptance of what we learn… and not in a good way. We want what we want regardless. Innocent repetition? Perhaps once, but not repeatedly. When we take our next step it must be based in knowledge of why we are doing what we do, not just what.
And yes, we all stumble, we all act not in our best interest (or anyone else’s), we err, we sin – but we also have the possibility of redemption, though not without the possibility of loss. We are responsible for what we do or don’t do and how we go about doing ‘it’. Even an attempt to do nothing results in impacts and sometimes undesirable consequences.
I would suggest that we take our next step – eyes wide open and embracing all that we can possibly discover about all things that touch and influence our lives. Your next step is always an opportunity, sometimes with risks, but it is also always an opportunity to grow.
