False path?

We can get attracted to a path in life for the wrong reasons.  Maybe the classic false flags of money, fame and power.   Maybe the undue influence of others.   And sometimes we fail to fully know ourselves; we fail to think critically. 

We sense the signs when we’re on the wrong path.  We feel chronically drained, numb, and looking for escape.  We seek distractions, and sometimes excesses.  We feel angry.

If we think we’re on the wrong path, maybe it’s time to take the off-ramp and open the road atlas.  The new direction may be dramatic, but it may also be a simple adjustment, like taking the adjacent road we somehow missed.

We don’t have to blow up our lives overnight, but we do need to make changes.  The sooner, the better.