The Journey

The baby pulls herself up to a standing position. Her dimpled legs tremble a little as she balances on her unsteady feet. The bright eyes look to the challenge ahead, sparkling with excitement. She stands for a moment, unsure of herself and the unknown territory before her.  Her little foot lifts from the ground, and takes a step as her balance wavers. It feels shaky, and she grins at the newness of it. She takes another step, and she tumbles to the ground, landing hard on her bottom. So many bruises, so many falls, so many tears. They come over and over again until the baby has learned to walk, taking unsteady steps and laughing triumphantly and beautifully at her success.
Before you find a destination, you have to have a journey. Some people resent the journey, or think it a bother. Some people grow frustrated at detours and unexpected obstacles in their path.
The happiest people in life learn to love the journey, because the journey is what makes life beautiful.
The journey is the spirit of life, growing, stumbling, blooming, reaching, never satisfied with what is handed to us, always reaching for more.
The journey is full of uncertainty. We can never be sure what will happen, what fruit our choices will bring to us. We can never be certain our decision is the right one. The wisest people in life learn to embrace the uncertainty, because without it, we would never grow.
Break out of the safe shell of certainty that surrounds you. The adventure, the mystery, the beauty of life is waiting to be experienced when you immerse yourself in uncertainty, in trial and error, in stumbling and falling.
Laugh along with life, and let your laughter be raw and honest and bubbling from a real place within you. Laugh at your mistakes, and laugh when you fall. Laughter makes the journey beautiful.
Believe in yourself and love the journey. Because the journey is what makes the destination the most rewarding.
This is the outlook which I wish to have on life.