Where We Place Our Feet

"The woman who follows the crowd will usually go further

than the crowd.  The woman who walks alone is likely to

find herself in places no one has ever been before."

Albert Einstein

We are not meant to live life in isolation, but we are called to have independent time to acknowledge what part of life is important to us.  We follow the crowd at some point to experience the ability to choose what truly resonates within us.  At some point, we stray from the crowd to better define our own sense of self.

To maintain a circle of friends is important whether gathering four times a year or four times per month.  If our group tends to be carbon copies of each other, we will not learn challenging new insights.  If our group is eclectic with a common core, we will be exposed to differing opinions and beliefs to stretch our mind, heart, and soul.

A strong foundation of self allows us to travel unexplored areas.  We can expose the self to differences without becoming those differences.  Interactions expand us, but we require our alone time to choose and digest who we want to be and what sincerely represents our inner self.  There is the occasion to return to the maddening crowd to experience and evaluate how far we have transitioned towards our unique self.