A new path to Peace And Joy?

A NEW PATH TO PEACE AND JOY

Well it’s a holiday weekend and  so far it’s off to a good start as I recently. Finished my  morning  walk.  Until  just a few days ago I restricted my morning stroll to  the outline of my corner yard which is about 120 yards per “lap.”  On the last few days, however, I have decided  to turn right at the corner and head  up Oak street.  I bet your town has an “oak” street or some town you spend a lot of time in does.  I’m not sure why we name streets after trees.  You know if you are new. To a town it doesn’t help you  at all to come across  “oak” street.  You don’t know if Elm St.  or Pine Grove or Maple Street will be next.  If you are on 3rd Street you can make a wild guess that. 4th or 2nd  will be next.  Why trees?  Why not  clothing?  You could start with  hat street and work your way right. Down to Nike Boulevard.  

Anyway I’m walking up  or out Oak  and passing  15th, 16th, etc all the way to 27th.  Now just after 27th the sidewalk ends at a somewhat empty lot and to date the grass is high and there is no path to the next  street whatever that may be.  On the first day I simply turned around and  walked back home.  Then I started wondering why no one had worn a path along the road?  About  three blocks from home I had a thought.  Why is it there is no path?  Well because. I didn’t start one of course.  Well, I’m not foolish enough to think that one person can build a great path in  one day, however, one person can start a path, so for the past. Two days I’ve been walking  about 20 feet into the grass and back a couple  times mashingdown the grass.  Am I going to. The next street?  Not yet, but I might.  for. Now I’m just suggesting  a path and I’ll keep working on it.  Others may  follow and add to it or it may stay my own  path which  I suspect  in life is pretty much okay as long as I’m focused on a purpose even if that purpose is only to explore the limits of my path making skills.  Tomorrow  I’m going to take a picture of the  beginning of a path just to keep track because.humans keep track of things—I mean how many of your  parents marked your growth on a wall or door frame as you grew up?   

Seeking Peace and joy seems to  be related to  starting a new path or. Joining. Some folks on. One that is sometimes less traveled.  

Now speaking of paths, I need to mow a path through  my side yard so I’m  heading out of this entry soon.  I do have one final thought.  

If I ever get on a streets committee I’ll have some suggestions.  For example, all streets that have. Some sort of  economic  related terms in them will be dead ends.  Any street. That has the name “court” in it will actually haveto have a courthouse on it or  have a basketball or tennis court open to the public.  All schools should  be placed at the cornier of  “Ignorance Avenue and Inspiration Trail or Wisdome Way.  Street names in general should be positive.  How about if you. We’re in a new city and  you saw. Names in this order.  Hope Street—charity Circle—Kindness Court—and of course PEACE AND JOY PARKWAY?

And with that I’ve got to hit the road Jack