New Horizons

Today I took my 16mth old granddaughter to her first play group.

Since she has discovered walking, only a few weeks ago, the boundaries of her old world have dissolved and new horizons have become the order of the day. Life is BIG and big is good.

Her eyes grew as large as saucers as she spied the vast array of play equipment, then settled immediately upon a small dolls pram (and doll) which she proceeded to push at 'top speed' around the room, knocking into walls, doors or children: what ever got in her way, going wherever the speeding pram took her.

It reminded me that no matter how much energy or enthusiasm we have, if we don't know where we're going we'll just go through life bouncing off the nearest wall.

Hopefully over the next few months she will discover this truth for herself and learn how to be in control of her own destination.

It's something I've known for some years now but still need to remind myself of. It's just so easy to let the momentum of life direct our path.

But is it taking us where we want to go?