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remember that saying, "can't see the forest for the trees?"  it seems i heard that a lot as a child...and probably as an adult too.  i often think of my life in this matter - life is a big forest - a tangle of paths, trees, roadblocks, bridges, wild animals, thorns, wildflowers and, well, you get the analogy i'm sure.

often, as i barrel along through the forest - not thinking much about where i'm going or what lies outside the forest - is it happiness, peace - serenity...or, the showdown showcase (name that gameshow?).  anyway - there i go skipping and suddenly *boom* there is a tree i never noticed before standing right in my path.  i'm unprepared so i didn't bring an axe or a saw.  i'm not the strongest person, so battering it with my fist just seems to cause me injury...i too often forget to take a step back and look...because, heaven forbid i go backwards...right?

so there are days that i'm reminded that sometimes a step back to gain perspective is the right thing to do.  that not everything i do means i have to crash headfirst into the tree blocking my path and perhaps if i had planned a bit better i could avoid that particular tree.

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today on my i-pod - mercy (duffy), cry to me (solomon burke - rest in peace), words (ryan adams), out of my head (fastball), world spins madly on (the weepies), beast of burden (the rolling stones)