New Directions

Some say the greatest fear is the un-known... Not knowing what lurks in the shadows, not knowing a career direction and not knowing where you'll go.

But surely with every un-known, there must be a person that knows?

To stick to the yellow brick road that is life and go on with no bumps, diversions and no strays off the path would be easy, but surely a life stuck in a comfort zone? A life that might never realize its full potential and a life never knowing what is beyond the trail.

Some people are happy to go along and live their life like this. Some call it a bubble... However, some people know no different and get their bubble burst without warning or wanting it.

To the passing eye, the lady that works in my canteen might just be a middle aged kind hearted woman. A lady who reads her paper at 3pm, who always serves me with a smile and a lady that always laughs at me even though I'm sure I never say anything funny.

A lady that calls me Andy.

I had never noticed she did it, until the other day when I was at the till. I stood there and she said, "How are you today Andy?" I looked at her blankly and for a split second said nothing. I then handed her the money and said, "I'm good thank you." I turned and walked away wondering why she just called me Andy and more to the point, why I just accepted it and replied to it.

When dealing with the un-known, is it sometimes better to just guess?

A friend of mine has taught me a valuable lesson. He came out of a very long relationship and had to re-build a life that he had some what lost contact with. He re-developed strong friendships and new goals.

He threw himself into this un-known and turned it into a new direction. He didn't know where he was going or who he'd meet but he guessed his way through it and the guessing turned into knowing, making the un-known not seem so un-familiar.

It is fine to not know where you are going; who you are and be scared of the un-known... at the end of the day we are all just guessing.

Andy