The atmosphere was invigorating, the scenery was stunning. We found a couple of the landmarks and we were pretty sure that we were going the right way. But, there were no signs telling us that we were actually doing the walk we had chosen. You know those pretty wooden signs. We were a bit perplexed, puzzled but not undaunted. It was still a great day for it and we were together.
When we got back we checked the map and worked out where we got it wrong. It had only taken one tiny deviation and well, there you are; or rather there we were not.
A few things to extract from our little jaunt. The whole thing would have worked a lot better if we had taken the map with us. Kept it to the forefront of our mind and looked at it frequently.
This exercise of looking back over the map or the guidelines is always a fruitful experience. I usually try to do this at the end of the day. OK, so this is where I intended to go, this is where I finished up and this is why. The flash churchy word for this process is ‘self examination’ or ‘examination of conscience’. Not to beat ourselves up, but rather to enhance each and every day. To strive to continually improve. Then to rejoice and celebrate when we do get it right. It is so easy to be distracted and lose our way. Always come back to the map. That’s what it's there for.