What gives you direction in life? – The Daily Writing prompt is on a roll with good questions.

I like questions that make me pause in thought for a bit.

Many things have given me direction in life. Some changed my direction entirely. Like getting married and having a family. That direction changes from the individual to the unit.

Some people might say their religious faith sets their direction in life. I’m not going there in the traditional sense. I have faith in good people. I have lost faith in the traditional institutions.

My will, desire, interest, and beliefs since I became an adult (debatable on when and if that happened), have been my roadmap.

But many have influenced my direction. My father passed when I was young so my mother set the direction early on. A good job setting a base she did. There were a few teachers in high school who gave some very wise direction.

I’ve had lots of directions in my professional life. Again I followed my path but as always listened intently to advice along the way. Some of it is very good and wise.

Of course, my better half has been a wealth of directions. My good friends have influenced my direction at different points in life.

Right now it’s simple. What sets my direction, is to enjoy my senior years, have fun, be happy, and love a lot. My creative interest determines a lot of my direction now.

Other things that have given me direction in life.

• Tour guide in a swamp
• Roadmaps, you know, the thing before Google Maps and Waze
• street signs
• doctors
• police saying pull over
• an Usher
• a guy on the corner
• a sign on a hiking trail
• lifeguards yelling no cannonballs off the high dive
• a Nun with a yardstick behind me standing like Babe Ruth saying no talking

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