Desire PathsHave you ever heard of a Desire Path? It's a path worn into the ground that wasn't originally planned. You'll have paths that cut a hypotenuse across grass fields, paths cut diagonally across corners, paths that take a more scenic route than the carefully paved walkways. I'm convinced we cut desire paths in our own lives. We may plan a sensible life with a practical career and aim to hit milestones at appropriate points in our lives, but no matter how carefully we plan, those Desire Paths wear bare patches in our planned life routes. My partner Andrew, for example, approached his education with the intention of earning a practical, lucrative degree, despite his deep, life-long interest in archaeology…
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