Lost in a Maze
Lost and Amazed
Friends,
Have you ever walked through a corn maze and felt totally lost as to which way to go? The corn is tall and there is no way to see how the next turn will go. Looking in-between the dried up brown stocks still gives you no clue. Will this path take you to a dead end or will it be the next row to lead to the end of the maze? Yes! Back to the cider and doughnuts! I think corn mazes are fun especially with a group of friends. However, I have only done this in the light of day. I can imagine that it can be disconcerting when all alone wondering if you will find “the way”. And, being lost in a maze can be a little scary, especially in the dark.
Sometimes life can feel this way. Big decisions can feel like being lost in a corn maze, in the dark, looking for answers. You wonder if the path before you is the “right” one or maybe walking a little further in discernment will lead you to a better solution? When you have only a certain amount of time to make a decision it can make us even more anxious. As they say “time waits for no one”.
Lately, as I have been in deep thought about some big decisions in my own life, I have felt a little like I have been walking through a corn maze. I try to calculate what turn will get me to the “right” decision. Maybe you can relate? Sometimes the way out seems illusive.
What I have realized is that as long as I stay in my head - thinking about it - I stay in the maze mulling over and over which turn/decision to take. I have found that It is only in going deeper within, paying attention to what I feel in my body, and spending time in contemplation that decisions become clearer. Being “lost” doesn’t have to be scary if you can learn to “Be” in the moment. And, in my own experience, I have had to practice this over and over. Being in the moment, day to day, can turn a maze into amazing opportunities. It’s okay to feel lost once in a while. And in this change of the season, it is a perfect time to slow down, take some deep breaths, listen to what comes that is beyond you/in you, and be amazed at what you discover about yourself. I hope you have time today or this weekend to stop wandering in a maze of decisions. Allow yourself to be present to something amazing that is happening around you. And, maybe consider picking up some cider and donuts!
Peace,
Jace
The Corn Maze
With dignity and grace,
she conquered the corn maze
as if it were her life story; with faith.
Tammy R. Martin
https://allpoetry.com/poem/16809756-The-Corn-Maze--by-Tammy-R.-Martin
Poems Wrote By Edgar Allen Poe While Lost In A Corn Maze
Weary traveler, small and meek
O'er the fields, a path I seek.
The labyrinth does stretch ahead,
It fills my heart with endless dread.
My freedom I begin to mourn--
My world is now just endless corn.
Lonesome is the journey still,
A child appears, his voice so shrill.
"Who watches the?" I ask the boy,
No answers does his mouth deploy.
His eyes across my face, they graze--
He disappears into the maze.
A leaf, some hay, an apple core,
A crow defends onto the floor--
Unwelcomed guest, wingèd fiend,
He cannot aid my quest, it seems.
Lifting winds, the stalks they rap--
I really wish I had a map.
Resignedly, I take a right,
And rows of stalks remain in sight.
"Curse this maze"! I cry aloud,
This wanderer is less than proud.
Melancholy is the man
Who enters corn without a plan.
Lo! What grace before me do I see?
Beyond the stalks I spot a tree,
Beyond the tree there stands a farm,
It welcomes me with open arms.
To celebrate this glorious feat,
A caramel apple I shall eat.
By Maeve Dunigan
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/poems-edgar-allan-poe-wrote-while-lost-in-a-corn-maze
