Enjoy the Journey --- Why bother about the path? or about the destination?  

For me sweetie, life is like a nickerball, damn hard, but at the end so sweet and joyfull. Enjoy the sweet ride. TATA

As I have got older I have began to realise just how true this is.

In your youth all you can think about is 'getting there, but it is what you go through in the process of getting there that makes you the person that you turn out to be.

I had dreams and aspirations when I was young - many I have reached many I have not, but I have had a real fun time trying along the way.
Naturally there have been some bad times on the journey, but mainly all good.
I started life as a frightened school girl, when I think of all the experiences I have had on the journey to a mother and grandmother now in the autumn of my life I can count myself very lucky.
I have been privileged to have see some of the world's most lovely places, I have given birth to five wonderful children ( and lost a couple along the way that didn't quite make it), I have 9 (almost 10) adorable grandchildren - I had to watch as two if these had to fight to cling on to their little lives, but they were little fighters and with God's grace they did.

I met ';the love of my life' when I was 14, we are still together and have been married for almost 40 years.

I don't have a lot of money, in fact times can be pretty hard, but I still think that I am very lucky and that I have had a great journey so far - I look forward to the remaining part of that journey.

I forget too...though I try to take each day as it comes. But I am one of those who needs something to do all the time and stopping to smell the roses sometimes makes me feel that I'm not utilizing my time. I know....we need to learn to relax and rejuvenate ourselves too.
Being a mother and wife, I find it difficult to just enjoy the journey of life and not focus on the path or the destination.

consultrainer yes we do often forget the path but it is not always sweet, because if it were we would never really appreciate its sweetness not having had anything to compare to but often times the path is uh bittersweet and this makes us realize when its altogether sweet just how wonderful that is. every once in a while you have to stop and smell the roses and for me, this morning being mother's day, I allowed the care giver to pour some syrup on my waffles,something that I know will raise my blood sugar,I'm a diabetic, because its so wonderfully good to eat and the rest of the time I forgo any type of syrup,but I was eating the sweetly flavored waffles and really enjoying every mouthful.The sweets of life along with the bittersweet of diabetes, mix up to show how wonderful it is when everythings going so smoothly.Happy MOthers day Consult.

Hi Consult!

When I was first learning about Buddhism I read about a monk, Ahan Chan, who told one of his novices to walk across a small bridge. When the novice walked towards the left, the monk told him he was walking too far to the left. When the novice turned towards the right, the monk scolded him and told him he was walking too far to the left. Finally the novice walked down the middle and the monk was happy. After the little exercise the novice complained that no matter if he walked left or right, he would accomplish the crossing. The monk then said, follow the middle path. Don't be concerned with left or right, only walk the middle path.

So I guess this teaches us that during the path of life, do not get too involved with the little distractions, but keep on walking towards our goal. Yes, Consult, keep it simple!

Philosophy all of a sudden.Have you seen any movie or what!!
Anyhow I agree with every sentence that you mentioned.

If we think of the result too much we can not work,So just keep on moving with a reasonable and happy target.

Past is history,future is mystery.Treat everyday as a present,because it really is a present.

All too true. The western world in particular very guilty of concentrating more on the destination than how we get there. One of the few pleasures of my journey to work is, when cycling home, I have a fairly quiet promenade ahead, where I can observe the early morning sea, sand, and local habitat before massed human occupancy.
An opportunity to daydream or stream new ideas.