Taking Steps

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Lao-tzu

I’ve always enjoyed and believed in that quote. The path that one’s life follows is always an interesting tale and I think that each of us makes decisions that takes us down a variety of paths.

AhhhThe Chapmans firmly believe in following the road less traveled and when I look back on my life so far I have to grin at where it has gone and what I have accomplished. I smile at some of the dumb decisions and nod in appreciation of the moments of greatness. All together they make my story so far one that I’m happy about.

Looking forward where am I headed and what comes next? That is part of what makes this all a great adventure.

I know my mind is buzzing at the moment from the combination of no sleep and the energy of attending TEDx Boston yesterday. It puts me in a philosophical mood thinking about the big picture and this blue marble we call home. All is well, but the brain is in overdrive compared to the usual this morning. Add in the nice calming clickity-clack of the train and it makes for another reflective blog post.

Not sure what journey I might be taking the first step of today. Part of the fun is that you don’t always know if a new one is beginning or not. The variety keeps you guessing.

Are you taking a first step of some sort today?

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at 8:00 am and is filed under Rambles. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

  • Coming across this post again via the email subscription I have reminded me of something great I did over the Summer. (I think it was the picture that did it for me, actually.)

    I took 2 hours and drove to a neighborhood park. No cell phone, nothing, except me and nature. I walked beside the Great Miami River and even walked among some of the shallow parts and just sat, emptying myself of nothing but the moment.

    It was very rejuvenating and I realize I need to do something like this again.
  • CC,

    Outstanding post. You are always personable, human and you never make excuses that - don't!

    One of my favorites is the Japanese proverb "We are fools whether we dance or not, so we may as well dance".

    Life is but an instant. Enjoy. And dance.
  • 30 miles.

    That's not only the distance from Metrowest to the city of Boston, it's also the entire habitable space of our planet.

    From the crust to the upper atmosphere, you're talking about 30 miles. That's the sheer amount of space that all life, all of human existence, all of everything has to work with. Everything from the rise and fall of Rome to the Emperors of China to the birth of your children has happened in that 30 mile space.

    That's the big blue marble in a nutshell.

    How little room for error we truly have.
  • @cc_chapman looks at the steps he's taken - some good, some great. And you? http://tinyurl.com/ngybmc
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