It’s easy to use a map to get to a particular destination, you go from point A to point B. Often times it’s necessary to follow the map. What if you have a willingness to let lost and try something different or it’s just not the right fit?
I’m not suggesting to reinvent the wheel if you don’t have to, but adding your own take on the map can be wonderful.
There can be magic in the willingness to get lost, and creating, and following your own map.
But we all need to be reminded that we may stubble, trip, fall trying to put our own spin on the map but getting up and trying as well as acknowledging when something doesn’t work and walking a way from it can be useful. I believe it’s called wisdom.
There is no end or beginning you must make your own map
Joy Harjo – United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold that honor.