Why The Individual Path?

Why did I choose the title My Individual Path?

You may say, I’m a parent, I’m a spouse, and I have a job or occupation. I can’t go off on my own path. I have obligations you know.

Yes, I do know.

I remember when my first child was a baby I worked at the hospital to put my husband through school. The only reason I could drag myself out of bed that last day of my work week was that I could sleep late the next day. I will also tell you that those were some of the happiest days of my life. I loved my job, I loved being a mother and I was incredibly in love with my husband. That was my individual path.

There have been some not so fun times in my life when I willingly sacrificed my path for the sake of someone I loved. At such times, I find myself outside my comfort zone. All of us will have these times in our lives as we encounter such things as illness, or disability, abuse, death or similar difficulties over which we have no control. The important thing is being able to find our way back. This is why I chose the name the
individual path.

As adolescents, we leave childhood behind and set out on our own, but is it the right path for us? If not adjustments have to be made and most people take a very long time to discover who they are. Some perhaps never do. I have found myself and want to encourage other to do the same.

But because it is an individual path, I can not tell you what you need to do. I can only inspire you by writing about those who have found their individual path.

Ceil