dailydatewithgod

We all come to times in our lives when we are faced with which direction to take.  There is a junction we find ourselves facing on our path.  In that moment we can choose one path over the other.  There may or may not be a clear sense of where either one is going but it is clear we need to make a decision.  Potentially we could come back to the junction and choose again but there is no certainty in that either.  Most roads then lead to other junctures.  It is clear that life is evolving.  Our universe shows us that every day.  We are a full and complete part of the universal system so we are evolving too. This means the places in our lives that are joined will bring us to the places where they will diverge.  I think often of the poem The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost. In it he speaks of a junction in his life.  “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I . . .I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.” Is it possible it made all the difference because he chose it.   Even if a path is well-worn and traveled by many, because we have not traveled it we will see it with different eyes.  We will be presented with further junctures and be asked to choose again.  Our individual experience will determine how traveled it will become.  We can choose at these junctures to make the experience our own. Nothing says we have to embrace the juncture the way others have.  Our very nature as individuals means we can take the same path at the same juncture and because of our differing perception, we will see the path differently.  In fact, we will contextualize the paths we meet at the juncture differently. It is about the process of embracing the junctures as opportunities to try out something new.  Each juncture can be a gift or a curse depending on our approach. God encourages us to see the junctures as a chance to take a moment and assess if the path we are currently on is serving our heart and if we want the next path to take the same trajectory.  I used to think it was about the choice of path.  More and more I realize it is about me taking the moment to pause and connect with my heart when I reach a juncture in my normal day-to-day experience.  Even our breath is a chance to pause and connect to our hearts which is what all junctures are ultimately about.