It’s been snowing a good deal this winter, but the temperatures keep flip-flopping. We go to negative 10 degrees Celsius, but then it shoots back up to 5, 6, even 10 degrees, and everything begins to melt. At night, we’re right back to zero or below, and hello natural ice skating rink!
On several of my many walks to the grocery store, I noticed that if I walked off the beaten path, I’d slip a lot less. Wherever the snow has already been trodden down by many people, the surface is flattened. There’s less material for your shoes to grip into. And once everything freezes over, all bets are off.
So? I walk besides the sidewalk. I cut across the meadows. And I enjoy the scrunching sound of fresh snow or breaking ice as my shoes sink in, providing stable footing. Who would have thought? Sometimes, it’s best to tread where no one else has gone before.
It’s scary to choose something no one else cares about and say: “I believe in this! I will go and prepare and do it.” But no one knows how your journey will go. Only you will find out once you dare begin an adventure. Despite its raw look, the uncharted path might be the easiest—for the universe knows many ways to keep our feet on the ground.
