What path do you take?

[Sam7sf]

It's sure interesting the way what comes around goes around.
The way our priorities change through different stages of life.

Yup! I regret being a pain to my dad! Lol

 

[Dawico]

There are some really good responses here. I'm impressed.

I generally go my own way but follow as needed.

I find myself leading more often than not though.

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[billtool]

I sure don’t mind learning from others’ mistakes. Sometimes seeing the path not to follow is super valuable too.

 

[Army 1911]

I take the highway because it's my way.

 

[Axxe55]

I think it depends upon the situation. There are times it might be better to take the well beaten path, but there may be times to take the less traveled path might be the better option.

Only the situation at hand and the person can make that decision as to which path is the one needed.

 

[BuzzinSATX]

I used to go my way…a lot. Then I got married and still didn’t really know my direction. I always provided and never strayed from taking care of my family, but I wasn’t always sure of my direction.

Last few years, I’ve decided to try and follow Jesus more often…and honestly believe His way is much better than my own.

ETA: I am always amazed how He does things in my life…my morning readings are set up in a book, and I just read the few verses that it assigns. This morning, one of my four verses was John 8:12. I’ve copied it below. I couldn’t make this up…

“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
John 8:12

 

[benenglish]

Either path can bring success.

The only thing I can say for sure and from experience is that the path of least resistance is a great way to travel a long distance...before you run into the dead end. There's always a dead end on that path. It may not be in sight but you'll get there eventually.

 

[vmax]

I remember when the wife’s friends started having kids. Even my MIL was pushing the wife for grandkids! IIRC my response was I could support us, but not us & a kid. And there was no way I would have a kid to make someone else happy.

Looking back at all those that had kids not a single one was made happy by having them. Matter of fact they all ended up divorced and crazier!

My kids are my greatest legacy I will leave this earth with.

It's not always about you.

 

[Wiliamr]

My way.

Highway

 

[Dawico]

My kids are my greatest legacy I will leave this earth with.

It's not always about you.

Well said.

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[majormadmax]

From someone who truly did things "his way!"

 

[baboon]

My kids are my greatest legacy I will leave this earth with.

It's not always about you.

Who the phuc are you to tell me what's right for me? My lack of kids won't be for paying the current sins of the government! My lack of kids won't have testicles for a chin from the jab! My lack of kids will not be a sore spot with me because they became commies in college. My lack of kids will never have me say but I still love them, when I don't for being gay or perverts!

I know I made the right decision after seen my own sister turn become money hungry handling my dad's estate. I guarantee if my dad thought putting her in charge of his estate would have turned out the way it did, she would have gotten zero!

As much as I'm estranged to my own nieces & nephews the wife's nephew will most likely be the recipient of my legacy. I hear from him more then my own siblings or extended family. Combat vet and pretty much likes the shit I do! He got very little from his father who died suddenly in his 50's , after retiring from the Army.

 

[FireInTheWire]

I take the path intuition tells me

Sometimes in life, you don't need reason or logic. You just need to listen to the wind.

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

When you come to a fork in the road take it.
Seems like de'ja' vu all over again.

 

[robertc1024]

To me, it's situationally dependent. At work, my way is what guides me and what puts food on the table. I have to and love to innovate. Politically, as much as I'd like to go my way, with a two party system (regardless of the fringe parties like the libertarians) one is forced to follow the herd.

 

[SQLGeek]

I usually follow intelligently, not blindly. I lead when it makes sense to. I am self-aware enough to know I am not an innovator but I can learn fast, build my understanding and then execute very well. This is true both in real life and my work life.

I am also self-aware enough to know that I derive way too much of my identity from my job. I think it's just the way I'm made quite honestly.

I've thought quite a bit lately about the path I chose - or more accurately - let happen in my life to date. So many times in my 20s I told myself that it was too late to make a change. Now that I'm in my late 30s I still feel that way but I truly think it might actually be true now.

Sometimes I wish I could be endlessly entertained by the mindless pursuits so many others are. Not saying anyone here is that way - you know the type I'm talking about. Oblivious to the world burning down around them and content with their bread and circuses.

I wasn't prepared for this type of introspection this morning. Ugh.

 

[SQLGeek]

Also, this song just came on while reading through this thread. Quite topical.

 

[benenglish]

To me, it's situationally dependent.

Same here, but...

I take the path intuition tells me

Sometimes in life, you don't need reason or logic. You just need to listen to the wind.

...times like this argue against using my situational judgement. Every single time I've had a strong, strong intuition to do something but I didn't because it was illogical, I turned out to be wrong. I should have followed my heart.

Of course, unlike a lot of people, my heart doesn't speak to me all that often and it very rarely tells me to do something stupid...time spent hanging out with porn stars notwithstanding.

So many times in my 20s I told myself that it was too late to make a change. Now that I'm in my late 30s I still feel that way but I truly think it might actually be true now.

I'm in my 60s and I'm slowly embracing the notion that it's not too late to make a change. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

The door to heaven and all that I ain't following shit unless she looks like this