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I have a good friend. Her name is Mac. She keeps me focused and from straying too far from my path. I wander off so easily. My creativity is a gift but it takes patience to work with it well. It requires that I balance the idea of where I want to go with just the right amount of wandering off that path. The right balance of path walking and wandering keeps me energized and happy. Too much focus on the path makes me miserable. Too much wandering makes me crazy. <\/p>\n

I mentioned in a previous post that I walk the path of the wild heart and I do. To walk this path, you can\u2019t be afraid of the wild places all around you but too much concentration on the path takes you out of the wild heart completely. Thank the Powers That Be for good friends who help keep the balance. <\/p>\n

Carol Rosinski

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