Today, if you’re confronting an issue for the ten thousandth time, or feeling that your life is going nowhere, or panicking over how little you’ve achieved, stop and breathe. You’re not falling behind on some linear race through time. You’re walking the labyrinth of life. Yes, you’re meant to move forward, but almost never in a straight line.
~ Martha Beck, from The Labyrinth of Life
Notes:
- Quote: Thank you Beth @ Alive on All Channels
- Art by Gottfried Helnwein in “I was a child” exhibition; Payton Blue 2, 2010, Oil & acrylic on canvas, (via mennyfox55)
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Good reminder
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there has never been a straight line for me, even when i was still crawling.
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laughing, me too…
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Wise words. No straight lines. Must remember!!!! 😬
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🙂 Must remember. Must implement.
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And what a crazy, wonderful labyrinth it is !
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It certainly is!
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Reblogged this on Quiet Confidence.
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Thanks for sharing Lisa.
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The labyrinth of life. Nice one Martha! We have our own Minotaur too 😉
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Smiling. We do!
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Beautiful way to put it
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It is…
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Perfect timing for me – thanks, David.
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For me too.
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Me too Julie!
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Yes – love this David! ❤
Diana xo
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Oh, how the ego wants a straight line. My monkey mind sits in the banches chattering and throwing stones. It’s hard to ignore.
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Ha! Oh, so mine too Elizabeth.
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Fab.U.Lous.
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Smiling. it is!
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Amen to that!
-Alan
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I used to fret over such, but now I walk whatever line is in front of me.
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You have it figured out! Good for you Lulu
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Love This! Someone somewhere (on your blog?) said “evolution meanders”.
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It does that! And sometimes even backwards. 😀
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