"We seem to be taking the arduous route over the mountain carrying two suitcases and a watermelon rather than flying on the wings of eagles. As another ancient sage once said, "The pathway is smooth. Why throw rocks before you?" ~ Susan Jeffers
My subconscious does not understand metaphor. In order to get this message through my inch-thick skull I had to live it. Up and down the mountain I went with a rucksack on my back, and gallon containers of water in each hand. Up and down, up and down in the blazing sun until my knees screamed and I broke down in tears.
Now, three weeks later the penny drops when I read this quote in Feel The Fear... And Do It Anyway. How did she know I was on a mountain? Not with two suitcases and a watermelon, rather two containers of water and a backpack?
My pathway in life is smooth. It is me who throws rocks before myself. I need to take responsibility for the problems in my life which are mine, and give back responsibility for the ones that are not. Throwing the rocks back one by one until I can see my way forward.
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