The Detour

"The fifteen-year old daughter of a friend once addressed the old Jung as follows: "Herr Professor, you are so clever. Could you please tell me the shortest path to my life's goal?" Without a moment's hesitation Jung replied, "The detour!"

Richard Kehl  quotes this in Silver Departures - Quotations to set the mind traveling

So, here I am again, off onto another adventurous detour.

Once, my husband and I were on our way to Lake Powell in Arizona,

we had come the back way over the Three Mesa area of the Hopi

reservation and came to a road that would be a shortcut to save hours

of drive time. So, we turned off that road onto the new road.

I could see it on the map. (I always slip into a passive voice, hmmm)

So, here we are driving a brand new Cutlass Supreme down the middle

of a dry river bed when coming our way were three Indian cowboys

riding on their horses when they stopped to ask if we were lost.

Well, no we were not lost. . .was this not the new road?

You see, I am such an optimist.

Of course, I will never hear the end of this!

It is a super highway, now.

Anyway, back to the detour idea. Starting today,

I am taking a class online, to compliment my detour into embroidery.

I know for sure that this is truly a road worth travelling and it does

complicate  my life, a bit, at this point,

but hey, who knows?

Is this just another jag in the road that is getting me closer to my destiny?

below are some shots I have taken of things I work on:

I hope you have a wonderful Monday!

xoxox