by Carlos M of Monterey, CA...
A scientist once ran an experiment which he called "processional caterpillars". He lined up caterpillars on the rim of a pot that held a plant so that the lead caterpillar was head to tail with the last caterpillar, with no break with the parade. The tiny creatures walked around the rim of the pot for a full week before they died of exhaustion and starvation. Not once did any of the caterpillars break out of the line and venture over into the plant to eat. Food was only inches away, but the follow the leader instinct was even stronger than the drive to eat and survive!
When we find ourselves in a rut, we do well to ask ourselves these three questions:
1. Is this rut my own making? We tend to choose a rut because it’s comfortable and requires no risk. To get out of a rut, make new choices.
2. Who am I following? We adopt certain patterns in our lives because someone has taught them to us directly or by example. Make sure you are following good leaders; don't simply follow the crowd.
3. Where am I going? Ruts develop when we lose a sense of vision of our lives... When we are "just traveling" through life and not attempting to arrive at a destination. Goals take you somewhere!
"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."
Jus a reminder, first you have to identify the ruts in your life before you can even change them. So spend some time alone and examine what has been holding you back in your life. And then resolve to make healthy changes in your life that will start to turn things around.
3 comments:
There is a lot of wisdom in this post and the most pronounced is the one about the man who wants to lead an orchestra.
Patty, this is another very moving and thoughtful pot.. so just for YOU.. tomorrow I will post a picture to go with this post of yours.
Thank you for this post...I certainly needed to read something like this today--I was about to give up on going to school right now and wait six months or more. But nothing will change in that time drastically enough to make it worth it. Thank you thank you.
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