Misty: "...What is it that you hope to get from people when you ask this question?"
(Pause)
Kate: "I'm not sure. I'm secretly a pretty anxious person. I worry a lot that I'm not making the right choices or doing things well enough. I'm hoping for some kind of calming wisdom I guess"
Misty: "Honey, you're 25. I have a 25 year old. All of you are worrying the same thing."
Kate: "I know. I just thought this might be a good way to work my way through things."
Misty: "Well, I teach my kids this 'medicine wheel' for when they're feeling un-right:
Kate: "I suppose."
Misty: "Sure you have. You sized me up before you got in my car. You sized up the guy you asked at the gas station as I was pulling over too. I noticed you asked the family man rather than the other guy who was on his own. It's important to pay attention that sense.
What are you doing out here anyway?"
Kate: "I'm in the middle of moving from Detroit to Denver."
Misty: "Detroit? How did that happen?"
Kate: "There was this guy. It didn't work out. I think my campground is coming up on the left."
Misty: "Seems like you're still sad. I know. But remember, sometimes we aren't sure if we love the person we are with or just love being in love. That's actually how I ended up out west -- followed a boy from New York to Arizona. Didn't work out. But hell, it's a way of getting somewhere. And there will be other loves. And when it's the right love, it'll align with your work, your heart and your mind."
Kate: "Thanks. I hope so. Thanks for everything."
Misty: "Pay it forward, sweetheart, and remember-- you'll be just fine. Stay on your bike. Stop hitching rides. Follow your heart and use the medicine wheel. Best of luck."
(Pause)
Kate: "I'm not sure. I'm secretly a pretty anxious person. I worry a lot that I'm not making the right choices or doing things well enough. I'm hoping for some kind of calming wisdom I guess"
Misty: "Honey, you're 25. I have a 25 year old. All of you are worrying the same thing."
Kate: "I know. I just thought this might be a good way to work my way through things."
Misty: "Well, I teach my kids this 'medicine wheel' for when they're feeling un-right:
- Show up.
- Pay attention. Figure out how you feel and really why you are feeling it.
- Speak your truth, BUT without blame or judgement. That's important.
- Be unattached from the outcome. If you've followed these steps, there's nothing else you can do.
Kate: "I suppose."
Misty: "Sure you have. You sized me up before you got in my car. You sized up the guy you asked at the gas station as I was pulling over too. I noticed you asked the family man rather than the other guy who was on his own. It's important to pay attention that sense.
What are you doing out here anyway?"
Kate: "I'm in the middle of moving from Detroit to Denver."
Misty: "Detroit? How did that happen?"
Kate: "There was this guy. It didn't work out. I think my campground is coming up on the left."
Misty: "Seems like you're still sad. I know. But remember, sometimes we aren't sure if we love the person we are with or just love being in love. That's actually how I ended up out west -- followed a boy from New York to Arizona. Didn't work out. But hell, it's a way of getting somewhere. And there will be other loves. And when it's the right love, it'll align with your work, your heart and your mind."
Kate: "Thanks. I hope so. Thanks for everything."
Misty: "Pay it forward, sweetheart, and remember-- you'll be just fine. Stay on your bike. Stop hitching rides. Follow your heart and use the medicine wheel. Best of luck."