We don’t come with Maps.

"We come with all these parts and no instructions how they go together. It is so tempting to want the answers before we begin the journey. We like to know our way. We like to have maps. We like to have guides. But we are more like a breathing puzzle, a living bag of pieces, and each day shows us what a piece or two is for, where it might go, how it might fit. Over time, a picture starts to emerge by which we begin to understand our place in the world. Unfortunately, we waste a lot of time seeking someone to tell us what life will be like once we live it. We drain ourselves of vital inner fortitude by asking others to map our way. At the end of all this stalling, though, we each have to venture out and simply see what happens." Mark Nepo, Book of Awakening

What I love about this reading is how we truly would love a map.  But, just think about IF you did know the total road of where you were going?  Would you want to know the bad parts?  Would you want to know the places where you heart would break?  

Mostly, I believe we want to know we will be okay. And, we can do this by knowing ourselves.  The more you understand how strong you are, how resilient and how each huge bump brings more wisdom and knowing of your self…the better able you are to head straight into the rough times.

I am in the process of selling my jeep. The buyer is still making sure it is what he wants….and in the meanwhile, I have found a perfect replacement jeep. Or so, I believe.  

The prices on these jeeps are extremely flexible, they will swing wildly in either direction…so it is hard to know if you are getting a good deal…for the good deal mark continues to move.

Being that they are limited in quantity, it makes the curve on purchasing snugger, there isn't alot of wiggle room or 'another deal' around the corner. So, I believe, you have to make choices quicker than in a typical buying market.

The one I found is higher in price and lower in miles, yet affordable.  My husband who loves to seek out the best deal, feels that perhaps we are moving too quickly. The comfort he feels on the buying curve is being pushed.  I am okay.  I feel that it is a great vehicle, and that after a few years of running mail, it will still hold its value.

Time will tell.  My jeep, if sold to this particular party, will be retired from the mail and off on new adventures.  I will share where it is going and how its looks will change, if the sale goes through.

I am however okay either way….in my old jeep or in a jeep that isn't on the map yet, or this one I found.

Life is a mystery….and we don't come with maps!

This picture was taken last evening…I Love my Jeep, but will be happy for it to move on to a new adventure!