From a distance this road looked flat, easy to walk.
Now that I'm here, I find myself watching every step - I'm suddenly unable to enjoy everything around me.
Why does caution feel so unnatural? I must watch my step, won't I trip?
But I've missed a glimpse of the mango tree at its peak, the parakeets playing in the wind ... my eyes have been so focused on using caution, I've missed the sounds of frogs and crickets chatting at the pond, too.
I've reached the end of this gravel road, but after watching my step for so long ... it's seems that I might have lost my direction.
We often become so fixated on using caution that we lose our natural flow in direction. But if we know where we are going, why would we focus on anything else but our natural state of being?
As long as we know where we are headed, we shouldn't seek caution but rather enjoy what's along the way.
If we glue our minds to trouble, we begin to walk quicker, or slower, or heavier ... often leading us right into the trouble we are seeking to avoid.
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