Thank goodness we went in the daytime where we could sort of know right from left according to the sun. Because once in there, you are truly lost!!! The girls ran. We tried (the Moms) to keep up and it wasn't easy. We were constantly begging them to slow down, stop running! Children are eager to rush thru life. Children have high expectations and are not one bit afraid.
Anyhow, eventually we made it out. But not after several wrong turns and dead ends and backtracking. We were so lost! There were a couple of bridges built above the cornfield where you could stand up there and watch the people in the maze. The people carried a flag on a long pole. You could see many flags going around and around and around this huge maze. For as far as I could see, there were flags and all at different places.
I remarked to the other Moms "Look at that! Look at all the people out there in different places!" That's what we are doing. We are all in different places. I'm at 8 months, some are at 5 months, some at 5 days, some over a year. We are all together in this big maze, heading in different directions and experiencing different dead ends. Some of us rush thru without fears. Others stop and sit down and lament over their fears. Some give up and walk straight down the rows and walk out with their heads down, complaining it was too hard.
Yes, it's hard. The guy at the starting gate said so. He said "You might be in there hours." He said "Here's a flag so you can yell for help and wave the flag if you give up." You know, we scoffed at that idea, the idea of giving up. We took the flag because he insisted it was part of the rules, but we knew we wouldn't be giving up. We knew we would just keep going until we figured it out somehow. We were having fun!
When you feel like you're about to give up on this quit, I want you to visualize yourself on that bridge up above the corn field and look down at all those flags and little cut rows that people are winding around in. Look down and realize that this is the way it is supposed to be. Look down and realize that taking short cuts isn't for everybody. Realize that dead ends are part of the game. Realize that giving up is the worse thing you can do. Don't give up. Keep going. Be strong. Hang in there. This won't take forever. I promise you that one day you will know success and it tastes very sweet!