I thought I was going someplace else

Letting go is not only a process of discarding objects, but of shedding expectations and illusions. When things don't turn out as we expect, when the path takes an unexpected hairpin turn--what then?

We can keep aiming for the original destination, even if it means fighting through the nettles and vines and trenches.

Or we can let go of the original destination (for at least a while, maybe longer), and follow the road to see where it is going.