Make Your Way Down Your Path!

Do not simply walk blindly along the path you are on.

Take a moment to pause and examine with discretion and with love where the path will lead and all the choices you have made in life to get there.

If you are brave and inspired by your inner love, set out where there is no new path, make one of your own. Leave a trace of your path so others may also find their pathway. They need not step into your lane but may need a soft light to lead their way.

The footprints you make on your path show to others what you are all about. To leave your mark on this world, it’s important to make each step count.

Walk joyfully through life. Spread your passion and love for each new step. Pace your stride so that you have time to learn from the lessons you encounter. This is the mark I’d like to leave behind.

These are some of the footsteps that I would like my own children to find imprinted on the earth they walk.

What kind of footprints do you want to leave behind?

Read more posts by Mary Ann Sheveland here. Mary Ann is a blogger for JenningsWire.

Mary Ann Sheveland

Mary Ann grew up in Brownwood, a small central Texas town. Her early love of the violin, which developed at the age of ten, and subsequent mastery of the instrument opened many opportunities for her. She was mentored and prepared for her musical journey from the director of the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra. She auditioned and was selected to join the Blue Jeans Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra was underwritten by Levi Straus Blue Jean Manufacturer and the City of Estes Park, Colorado. Two musical students from each state were selected and concerts were given each Sunday afternoon in a natural amphitheater in the Rocky Mountains. Mary Ann remains an alumnus of this group which is an active symphony now making their home in Breckenridge, Colorado. Mary Ann also played in the Las Vegas, Wichita Falls and Austin Symphony Orchestras.

She had a busy career beginning at the Governor’s Office in Colorado. Then fourteen years at a Texas Trade Association. She was Manager of a Computer Magazine Publishing Company. The last few years of working were spent in sales, which led to her home office, as her husband’s health declined.

Since her husband’s death, Mary Ann has written several books, including a Book of Poetry, Children’s Short Stories, Reflections, The Pioneers and her just published book, Journey of My Heart, A Memoir.

During the last quarter of 2012 Mary Ann was engaged with speaking engagements and book signings in several states, as well as radio interviews from New York City, Dallas, Denver, Portland and Seattle, Washington.