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“In the weeds” is a term I learned in the corporate world. It is a term that means “so deep into the details that the big picture is missed.” It is often a term derogatorily used in reference to a discussion or person in a meeting that is so focused on the details that they just don’t get it. The image attached to this post shows what being lost in the weeds (or at least brush) looks like. That is my boy near the front making his way through the brush on one of our weekend adventures. His mom and his grandpa are in the background. With the brush so high, it is hard to see the boy – the brush is much bigger than he is.
On this particular adventure, we had been wandering the paths around the Newport Back Bay. It was a beautiful November day (sunny, mid 70’s), but as we kept trekking, we realized that we had gotten off the loop trail and were getting too far away from the car. With my wife pregnant and due at any moment (the baby was born the next day), we couldn’t afford to be far from transportation. But we could not see the fork in the trail that would get us back. We were so close to the brush, we
just couldn’t see how to get where we wanted to go.
Not being one for inaction, I led the way in search of the path. We first hit a dead-end, and had to reroute. We got up on a hill and I could see what looked like a line snaking through the brush. We had found the path! All it took was a bit of perseverance and a little perspective.
When out and about in the world, we can find ourselves in some pretty thick vegetation. It can feel lonely or hopeless. But there is always a way through it. It takes perseverance and perspective to find the path, but it is there. You just have to have faith that you will find it.
Tags: Perseverance,
Faith,
Being
Lost
