Trail lessons: Just Go with the Flow

Everyday on the trail is a little different. Some days the sun is shining and the views are picturesque and bliss is easily found. Other days it's cold, windy, and rainy with no views to be seen and I wonder what the heck I've gotten myself into. 

Just as the weather fluctuates so do the people. Some days I find myself surrounded by people who I adore. And then people slow down or speed up and I lose them for a while. But then I find other folks, or hike by myself, or catch up to someone I met weeks ago. 

I've slowly been learning that whatever plans I have won't happen how I expect them to happen. The trail has its own ebb and flow and it's easier to go with it and know things will work out than to fight it.