In life, do you choose to take the road everyone has taken, or do you choose the path that is best for you? It might be1to choose what everyone has done, especially if it seemed to work for them. But is that what truly2for you?
On a recent hiking3, my partner and I decided to take a popular trail in the4direction. This was an old, well-traveled trail that people had been hiking and biking from A to Z for years. For our own reasons, we chose to travel from Z to A. Going backwards made more sense with my5. The trip would take several days and going backwards6that I would end the trip closer to the airport for my flight home.
As my partner and I walked, everyone crossing our path had something to say, "You're going the wrong way. Are you lost? Are you returning7you forgot something? Are you crazy? The path occasionally crossed a8. When it did, even passing cars beeped to9us in the "right" direction.
Why did people only see one way? Because that's what everyone does? Because that's how it's always been done? We even10to talk to a Danish woman who said, "We have a(n)11in my country：when you go backwards to everyone else, it's because you're avoiding something." I couldn't believe it. We were just enjoying connecting with nature, hiking the way that best12us. Had we gone the "wrong" way? No. At least, not for us.
I decided to13the path I chose.14, we had an amazing experience. Choosing the "wrong" path was right for me. When your inner 15tells you something is right (or wrong), listen to it. It's your instinct. It's speaking to you for a reason and it knows, better than anyone, what's best for you.
