This is the time of year for renewals, births of new ideas, deaths of old ideas, hopes for things to work out, realizations of new things on the horizon, and, at the very least, the next step in a journey of 1000 miles. And, that's because we can't see what is ahead on the trail. On this journey, the trail winds in and out of forests, across desert plains, onto occasional mountaintops, and through the valleys below them. Sometimes it requires all our strength and sometimes it gives us sheer joy and thrills. Sometimes it seems blase, sometimes it yields excitement at every next step.
I've taken a great number of steps on this journey already and have seen the terrain above. There is no telling what lies ahead. But, enjoyment of the journey is the key. Each moment has a different feel, and not all feels leave a smile on my face. But, after a while, the moments have similarities... uniqueness, yes, but similarities too. Knowing how the path winds and knowing that steps have a finite number that can be taken, I want to enjoy the gifts they bring. And I would like for the path to loop back around to those 4 most enjoyable moments in my life. I know that most paths don't contain loops. But, some do, and I would have unimaginable enjoyment if those 4 were to happen a second time. And perhaps, the future would then need no more loops in the path.
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