{"id":1135,"date":"2023-10-11T05:05:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T05:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2023-10-15T13:39:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T13:39:01","slug":"the-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=1135","title":{"rendered":"The Path"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Path-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Path-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Path-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Path-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Life is often thought of as a journey, the twists and turns of life unexpected and directed by fate.&nbsp; Sometimes it seems as though we follow a path that has been set before us, with little control of the direction or the things we encounter along the way. Yet life is more complicated than that.&nbsp; We make choices along the way.&nbsp; We come to places where the path branches off and we must choose a direction for ourselves. Sometimes it seems like these detours lead to nowhere, or perhaps serve no positive purpose.&nbsp; But we have the power to change our direction.&nbsp; We have the power to take charge of our lives and make new choices.&nbsp; We can choose to enjoy each twist and turn.&nbsp; In doing so we often discover that what we thought were useless detours were actually our true path in life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">There have been times in my life when I wondered if I was on the right path.&nbsp; I have tried to see where my choices might lead me, but the twists and turns of fate seem unpredictable and out of my control.&nbsp; Yet many times, when I look back I discover that each of the detours, each twist and turn, has led me towards something greater than I had anticipated.&nbsp; My move to Victoria was like this.&nbsp; There were many events that occurred and unexpected circumstances that influenced our decision to move away from our home and family and seek a new life in a new city.&nbsp; But when I look back at all these roadblocks and detours, I can see the ways that they brought me ever closer to moving to this new place.&nbsp; I can see that this is the path I was meant to follow and that the destination was good and right for my family.&nbsp; Sometimes all these detours are not detours at all but are actually the path we were meant to follow all along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ff6a00d1\"> \n\n<strong>The Path<\/strong>\nBy Krista Longeway\n\nThere are times we meander through our life \nWithout direction, as though in a dream\nThe fates directing our journey like a\nWandering path or a trickling stream\nBut when we look closer we discover\nThat life is more complex than it may seem\n\nFor despite every roadblock and detour \nDespite every wandering twist and turn\nDespite all our struggles and our heartache\nThough it all seemed by chance, we soon will learn \nThat we were on the right path all along\nThough its not always easy to discern\n\nSo it\u2019s time to wake up from your dreaming\nIt\u2019s time to fully take charge of your life\nMake the most of your time here on this earth\nEnjoy each moment, the joy and the strife\nFor each of these detours, each twist and turn\nWere actually your true path in life\n\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life is often thought of as a journey, the twists and turns of life unexpected and directed by fate.&nbsp; Sometimes it seems as though we follow a path that has been set before us, with little control of the direction or the things we encounter along the way. 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