walkin on ice

I love goin out in the winter and walkin in the quiet... hearing little more than the crunch below my feet... in the neighborhood is a paved path, much of it this morning was clear but there was a long section next to a pond which was covered in icy accumulation... this morning as i left the house I thought to take along a walking stick... this stick provided me with much stability, helping steady me better than I could have walked on the icy path without it... I was glad for the steadying effect of the stick... I noticed something too about walking on ice, to keep from slipping, I kept my focus on the ice at my feet, I was not lookin behind me, and only occasionally did I look way down the path... I wanted to know what was on the ground right in front of me, I did not want to slip, so I looked at where I would place my foot, and my stick... there is a lesson here about life, we need to look up sometimes to give us the big picture, the wider angle on how we are going in life... sometimes, when life is on a really slippery path that may mean stopping, taking a deep breath of the cold air and looking around us to see where we are, from where we have come, and where we are going... then, with a caught up perspective we continue... so during the holiday, be sure to stop and get some perspective...