Getting lost can be a good thing!

I recently got lost. Actually, I get lost all the time (I don't own a GPS. What fun would that be?), but I don't really mind. I always discover a new way to get to my destination and when I'm really open to possibilities, I find magic -- in the form of a great restaurant, new park, or a short cut.

Back to me getting lost... I was walking my dog Ruby in my own neighborhood. Though I've been here for almost two years, there are streets I just don't walk down because I have a route I like to take. This past weekend, I decided to change it up and take a different route to the top of a hill. I turned left, right and then left and found myself at a dead end. So I went back the way I came (or so I thought) and ended up at, you guessed it, another dead-end. I wasn't sure how I earth I could get lost in my own neighborhood, but I did.

What I chose to do then, was not retrace my steps, but to keep going up the hill and be open to what I would find (like perhaps a main road). What I got was even better: a clear, un-obstructed view of the Puget Sound, Vashon Island and lots of sky. What I got was a new place to watch the sun set. What I got was another spot to view eagles. What I got was magic.

Going from lost to found; a transition worth making.

There are times we all feel lost. Maybe we panic. Hopefully we don't. When we do find ourselves unsure, why not stop, breathe and believe we'll find some magic around the next corner. Be open to discovery.

Ironically, my twin sister, over at CultureFlow, just wrote another post about getting lost. Culturally it happens too. It's amazing (not just the twin thing!) that no matter where we end up, we can choose to get there with a smile and having learned something. Or we can choose to get mad, swat the GPS and completely miss the magic.

What's your favorite way to 'get lost' or what do you do that helps you find the magic?