Your Track - Your Train

Your Track - Your Train

We are born and a track of life is laid down.
(Some believe that we did not have a choice in that early track.
It is my belief that we did. Somewhere in the scheme of things,
in the before birth time, I believe that we did choose our parents
knowing what life lessons would follow.
Either way as adults we have free will to choose.)

In the very early years we follow that track.
The direction or route is planned out for us.

We grow taller in our body and mind so that we can look
down at our choo-choo track of life and observe our
train as it motors down the track.

There comes a time in everyone's life that they start
laying down their own tracks.

Every new day we are given a choice to follow the same track
we have been on, or lay down new track for your train of life to
travel down.

It is at this point where personal responsibility comes into play.

You've heard someone say, "I am this way because of my childhood"
Rise above it, literally, observe the path that the train is taking
and make the necessary choices to change what you do not like
about the direction your life is taking.

"This is the way I've always been"
I can rise above it all, but I choose to wear this blindfold
and not take responsibility to make the changes necessary
to my track to travel a different path.

You can choose to seek divine or spiritual help, or you can not.
You get to choose the scenery that you will pass by,
you get to choose the additional cars that will accompany you
on the path.
You can explain your path or track to another and receive input
as to what further track you should put down.

You get to choose the friends who are in your life and invite
them to lay down track near yours.

If you listen to someone else's description of your self,
and take that as truth, you are allowing them to lay down your track.
Observe that this may be happening and make
your own choice.

You can close your eyes and see in your mind what you would like
for your future. Plan those things as directions or goals in which
you would like to travel.

In the night time as you lay down to sleep thoughts of the day
and the track that you have traveled may roll on in your mind.
This can even interrupt your ability to fall asleep.
Call back your spirit and your thoughts.
With your eyes closed direct your mind to a peaceful place.
Picture a huge puffy cloud with you in the center floating without
effort.
Imagine yourself sitting beside a creek hearing the water flowing
gently over the rocks as you drift quietly off to sleep.

There are many different ways to look at our trains of life
and the path we travel down.
Just as the artist can choose an addition to his painting, or at any
given moment to start again, you can use the train analogy to change
the things that are not working, or to stay on the same path if they
are working.

It's your train !
(D. Estep)  Jan 2007