Wednesday Wisdom: Antonio Machado on Finding Your Path
Wednesday Wisdom is a weekly feature, designed to give you a small boost of motivation during the week. Each week we’ll share with you a quote that will hopefully either motivate you, or at least get you to think differently about something.
Finding Your Own Path
Today’s quote from Antonio Machado is a reminder that our future is in our own hands. Sometimes we feel like we are stuck in our lives, unable to make changes. We go through each day, assuming that our whole life is mapped out in front of us. This holds us back from making any changes to better our lives.
This is far from the truth. In fact, any time you want, you can make changes to your life. This doesn’t have to mean selling all of your belongings and traveling the world (although it could). Sometimes even small changes – like waking up early each morning to go for a run, or starting to look for another job, or trying a new hobby – are a great catalyst towards changing your direction in life.
There is no path laid out in front of you that you have to follow. Each day you are forging your path as you go along, based on the decisions you make. If there is somewhere you want to get, start forging a new path in a small way.
Don’t feel confined to the life you are living. There is a world of opportunities out there for you, you just have to realize you’re forging your own path, no matter what decisions you make. Each decision you make -good or bad – is another step on the path, so give extra attention to the decisions you are making, and where they are going to lead you.
Do you agree with Antonio Machado? Are we able to forge are own lives, or is there a predestined path that we all must follow? As always, leave your comments below, or recommend any quotes that you’d like us to feature!