Path of Stones

Well, I've heard from a few folks about letting go of things. Of changing their ways and at trying to bring something different into their lives. You could view it as pulling a little red wagon. It's the type you may have had as a child. But this one is full of rocks, little pepples, jagged ones, big ones and maybe one or two really big ones.

These rocks represent things in your life that could be considered troubles and worries. Little ones may be irritation that it is raining outside. Another one may be an argument with a co-worker, while a large one could be a troubled marriage. All of these add in weight to the wagon you must pull through life.

As life goes on, you try to remove rocks from the wagon. Using them to lay a pathway for your life. Life itself may place rocks into your wagon. Sort of like driving through a 'falling rock' zone and a few ending up with you. Other people will place rocks into your wagon as you pass by. Instead of using those rocks to build their own road, they place them upon you.

What you need to do is to eliminate the little ones first as the large ones are harder to move. They take longer to remove. But you take those pebbles and build a base for your life's path. The wagon becomes lighter and easier to pull leaving you more strength and energy to build. What you will find is that the largest rocks don't seem so large anymore. Those large rocks can be difficult to handle, but they become manageable.

You will see that the path of life starts out with a lot of smaller stones but as you learn not to carry the small ones...the path is built with ever increasingly larger stones. The little ones will be used to fill in the gaps of the large ones. A great and solid path will unfold beneath you.

(Picture comes from www.pbase.com - http://www.pbase.com/charette/yosemite_falls)