Desire paths are created when people consistently choose to walk where no pre-paved path exists. Isn’t that a delicious name?
When we forge a new path instead of following one planned and paved for us, we create something new that better fits our lives. We’re demonstrating what we desire for ourselves and that we know that better than someone who, with the best of intentions, is saying, “go this way.”
For so long, there has been one paved path for aging
For so long, there has been one paved path for aging. Now desire paths are springing up all over the place, going in different directions.
If we haven’t already, ask yourself, what path am I on? One paved for me? One that others who are just a little ahead of me are newly forging? Or do I need to create a brand new path because what I desire doesn’t exist yet?
Today, spend some time thinking about what would change if you let desire lead you.
Listen to my guest interview on The Midlife Feast. Dr. Jenn Salib Huber. We talked about finding what feeds you in midlife, and touched on the topic of desire paths.
