Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both and be one traveller, long I stood and looked down one as far as I could, to where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair, and having perhaps the better claim because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that, the passing there had worn them really about the same;
And both that morning equally lay, in leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I marked the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence; Two roads diverged in a wood and I, I took the one less travelled by and that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
Oh, the crossroads. How did we get here and which one is the right one to take? Well, its been my experience that the right one is whichever one we choose. The hard part is making that choice; the harder part is taking that first step!
It feels SO much “safer” to stay in place and consider what steps to take, daydreaming about what it would be like to move forward. But ultimately daydreaming is not moving forward, its procrastinating. And I should know – I’ve been a master of procrastination for years. Made an art out of it!
So, I’m going to take this journey with you; and invite you to take it along with me. Here we can be honest with each other about our roadblocks and mis-steps. We can encourage each other to jump over the mud holes and celebrate each other’s milestones along the way.
It might not always be easy and we might get tired and even a little dirty, but I know it will be worth it. And as long as we stick together, we’ll always have someone to lean on when we need it most.
Come on, I’ve got plenty of trail mix for us all. Lets get started and see just how much fun we can have on the way!
Lynn Browne, CPC
Speaker, Trainer, Workshop Facilitator, Certified Professional Life Coach
©2011 Lynn Browne
