I made an IG reel a month ago talking about one of my Point of Views on life and the work I do. Here's the reel if you missed it.
I call it The Two Paths, and this is the fulcrum that my life, and work, hinges on.
There's a moment every one of us faces - usually in the quiet hours when the world stops demanding his attention- where he realizes he's standing at a crossroads.
Two paths stretch before him, and the choice between them will determine not just his future, but the future of everyone he loves.
The Mapped Path
The first path is familiar. It's the one most of us have been walking our entire lives. Clean edges, clear signage, a destination visible on the horizon. This is the path of predictable promotions, retirement planning, and weekends that blur together in comfortable sameness.
For many, this path provides everything they need. Security. Approval. A sense of having "made it" by society's standards. And there's nothing wrong with choosing this route, if it truly feeds your soul.
But for some of us, this mapped path becomes a prison.
The Soul's Rebellion
You know you're my people if that safety starts to suffocate you. If the predictability makes your chest tight. If you wake up successful by every external measure but feeling like you're dying from the inside out.
This isn't a weakness; it's a call sign. It's your soul rebelling against a life that's too small for who you're meant to become.
If continued to live, this conventional path will drain these people beyond their ability to manage. It will hollow them out, leaving them irritable with their families, numb to their partners, and wondering why they feel so empty despite having everything they thought they wanted.
The Pathless Path
The second path doesn't exist yet. You have to create it.
This is the path of the modern spiritual warrior - the one willing to bushwhack through uncharted territory, guided only by an inner compass that society doesn't understand or validate.
This path is reckless by conventional standards. It's dark because you can't see the next step until you take it. It's confusing because there's no guidebook, no mentors who've walked your exact route. There's no predictable end in sight - only the certainty that staying where you are will kill something essential in you.
But here's what happens when you choose to blaze your own trail:
Your mission emerges from the struggle itself. Your soul stops starving and starts feasting on the raw experience of creating something that didn't exist before. You become the ancestor your future generations needed - the one who broke the cycle, who chose courage over comfort, who showed them what's possible when a man listens to the deepest call of his heart.
The Forager's Wisdom
Like an experienced forager in ancient times, you'll develop skills the mapped-path walkers never acquire. You'll learn to read subtle signs. To trust your instincts. To find nourishment in places others see only wilderness.
You'll discover that the path you're creating isn't just for you - it's for every one who comes after you, looking for permission to choose the harder, truer way.
Which Path Are You Walking?
The question isn't which path is right or wrong. The question is which path serves your soul and the legacy you want to leave.
If the mapped path feeds you, walk it with gratitude and presence.
But if you're reading this and feeling that familiar tightness in your chest - that whisper that says "there has to be more than this" - then maybe it's time to step into the wilderness and start blazing your own trail.
The world needs humans who are willing to brave the unknown and chart new paths. Your family needs the version of you that emerges from that journey. Your soul is already calling you forward.
The only question is: are you ready to answer?
What path are you walking? Hit reply and let me know—I read every response.
Ish
P.S. My shadow work course is on discount for two more days. It's 10 modules deep, and there are lots of practices and practical tools on finding comfort in the unknown and how to forage your own path. The 60% off discount ends when the month turns to June.
