I used an analogy once that used to work for me. You're walking your beloved dog one day (on an extremely long leash). You're dog sees something that catches his attention and runs off, far from you. As time goes by, you begin to worry. What if my dog is lost? What if he can't find his way back? You start tugging on the extremely long leash.
Meanwhile, your dog has finished his long adventure and also realizes that he has wandered too far from you. He is frantically trying to find his way back to you, but his leash is all tangled up with all the stuff he ran through on his adventure.
You're pulling. He's pulling. Neither of you are getting anywhere. The two of you are NOT getting closer together.
What's the answer?
Drop the leash.
One of you has to stop pulling. Your dog sure can't disconnect himself, so you have to let him go. Eventually he will drag himself and the leash back to you.
But you have to let go.
That is great Bill. I've been here a long time and I've never seen it put so simple and visual.
Live your life while you are still living. Riding the trail less traveled.
