Have you ever gone hiking in an unmarked area?  Imagine trying to find the most beautiful waterfall ever created.   This is a waterfall that only few people know how to get to, but everyone's starting point is different.   You look on the ground and see that there are a few faint trails, but no sure trail.   You must find this place with only a compass in hand.   Along the way you may run into other hikers, but everyone seems to speak a different language.  

     Now imagine that you are someone watching this hiker via satellite connections.  You can see the hiker, waterfall, and surrounding areas very clearly.   From above you see this hiker walk closer and further away.  You have no way of telling them if they are getting closer or further.  In the end you simply watch this person day in and day out, try to reach their destination.

     Each day we perform tasks almost identical to the day before.  There must be more to life than waking up, filling the day, and trying to feel good about the day.  It seems each day we repeat the same cycle.    There are a few people who do something amazing with their life, and feel completely satisfied and content.  These are the people who found their path and maybe even found their waterfall.   Maybe part of what brings true happiness is following a personal journey.    Lately I feel completely lost in what that journey is for me.  

     I use to be so sure of what I wanted from my life.  Little by little things changed.  Over time life seems to force a switch of directions.  Life's obstacles get in the way.  Over time there are dreams that we have to alter or change with each new situations (sometimes dropped altogether).  Does this mean we are walking closer or further away from the path that will bring the most happiness?    I suppose we simply make the wisest decision we can, given the information we have, and hope for the best.

     When it comes to personal journeys, it seems some people feel guided on where to go and what to do with theirs.   So what does someone do when everything changes?  How does a person find a new path when someone's journey is forced to change?