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Randall
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posted November 21, 2020 11:53 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
How did I get to where
I am today?
It's not a matter of:
"I had a goal,
and I followed it."
It's more of a road trip.
A journey.
An adventure.
I had a distraction,
and I took a
wrong turn.
Be distracted.
Get lost.
You will always end up
where you're meant to be anyway.
You may not always know where you are
until you get there,
but you'll never lose
yourself
along the way.

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Eternal Energy
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posted November 21, 2020 12:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eternal Energy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Oh...

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posted November 21, 2020 04:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mirage29     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Life Happens... not always predictably!


(music) The Happy Wanderer
(The Muppet Show)
[1:57] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpanPmIfBs4

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posted November 21, 2020 05:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ballerina     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That is simply beautiful, Randall...
And it's so true!

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All my love, with all my Heart
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Randall
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posted November 22, 2020 01:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks, everyone.

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Eternal Energy
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posted November 22, 2020 01:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eternal Energy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I didn't want to tell it yesterday because I got too emotional.

These words of yours spoke right to my heart. As I was reading, my eyes filled with tears.

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posted November 22, 2020 06:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ayelet     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I really love this poem, Randall. It's really wise and true, these "wrong turns" are what sometimes make us who we are, so they can't be all wrong, can they?

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Randall
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posted November 24, 2020 02:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Aww, Eternal, tears are the greatest determinant of a poem's effect.

Ayelet, they are wrong only in that they didn't get you directly to your INTENDED destination on a straight-lined path. However, you always get where you are meant to go, one way or the other, so you might as well enjoy the scenery on the winding path when you take that accidental turn.

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posted November 24, 2020 02:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eternal Energy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Sweet.Heart.

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posted November 24, 2020 07:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ayelet     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Randall:

Ayelet, they are wrong only in that they didn't get you directly to your INTENDED destination on a straight-lined path. However, you always get where you are meant to go, one way or the other, so you might as well enjoy the scenery on the winding path when you take that accidental turn.


So, one's INTENDED destination might not be where s/he actually or definitely needs to be. And this might be the reason why the path is not one of a straight line. You were wrong to begin with, so those "wrong turns" are really corrections made by divine providence. Praise the Lord (and the Lady)!

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posted November 24, 2020 07:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Chanterelle     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
“Following the path of least resistance is what makes the river crooked.” — Utah Philips

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posted November 25, 2020 04:36 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ayelet     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Chanterelle:
“Following the path of least resistance is what makes the river crooked.” — Utah Philips

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posted November 25, 2020 05:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Ayelet:
So, one's INTENDED destination might not be where s/he actually or definitely needs to be. And this might be the reason why the path is not one of a straight line. You were wrong to begin with, so those "wrong turns" are really corrections made by divine providence. Praise the Lord (and the Lady)!


Exactly!

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posted November 25, 2020 05:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Chanterelle:
“Following the path of least resistance is what makes the river crooked.” — Utah Philips

The branch that doesn't bend with the wind breaks.

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