{"id":161,"date":"2015-04-28T21:45:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T21:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/?p=161"},"modified":"2015-04-29T23:40:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T23:40:23","slug":"navigating-narrow-streets-desired-landing-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/?p=161","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Narrow Streets & Desired Landing-Places"},"content":{"rendered":"

To a non-local, figuring out Istanbul’s public transportation can be a daunting experience. Oftentimes I needed to ask 4 or 5 people before locating someone that spoke enough English to direct me where I wanted to go. The hotel concierge gave me directions to a metro station by saying: ‘turn left and another left and keep on going down ’til you get to the metro’. <\/p>\n

The problem was that after I took the two lefts there was no down, and I needed to ask around again to figure out the general direction of the metro station.
\nOne of the people I came across was a young man that told me he’s a student from Serbia, and that he’d be happy to walk me to my destination. After many turns in the narrow streets downtown, I was relieved to discover that we’d finally arrived.
\nI went down the long escalator and again needed to ask who spoke English, as I didn’t see the name of my desired stop. A young Turkish woman understood where I needed to go and said, to my dismay, that I was in the completely wrong Metro and I needed to go back up to the street, take a bus to the right one, and then continue on to my destination.
\nAs I came up the escalators I thought I’d ask for help once more before exiting the building. I was informed that it truly wasn’t the ideal tram rail, but it could work if I just got on for two stops and then walked for ten minutes. You can imagine the elation I felt discovering such an easy solution!<\/p>\n

Lesson:
\nYou need to be clear about where you’re headed.
\nIt’s important to fully communicate the final destination, just as I needed to be clearer with the Serbian student that guided me in the first place!<\/p>\n

How do we go about it?
\nThe steps:
\n*Be crystal clear;
\n*Find a knowledgeable guide that can help you to the right path;
\n*Stay the course until your destination.<\/p>\n

These steps may seem simple, and maybe you’re already aware of them. Perhaps you’re wondering how important it is to actually follow them.
\nWell, what if it meant the difference between arriving at your destination, or not…?<\/p>\n

Of course, goals take us near and far: to any number of proverbial metros, and many other (perhaps more esoteric) landmarks along the way.<\/p>\n

So…. what is Your destination?
\nAnd even more importantly: how clear are you (with yourself, first) about where you want to go?<\/p>\n

If it’s easier, write some things down really fast. <\/p>\n

\"hill_mind<\/a><\/p>\n

Some more questions to ponder:
\nWhat challenges, if any, remain in your way?
\nAre there people in your life that misdirect you? …Consciously or subconsciously?
\nHow do you know when to follow their guidance, and when to seek another guide?<\/p>\n

Please Share Your Thoughts!
\nFeel free to either reply to me directly (via email) or write your comments above.<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Thank you so much for joining me on this adventure.
\nMay we all arrive smiling at our desired destinations, and enjoy every step of the journey as well! <\/p>\n

Yours in Calmness,
\nDr. Inessa
\nCalmness.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To a non-local, figuring out Istanbul’s public transportation can be a daunting experience. Oftentimes I needed to ask 4 or 5 people before locating someone that spoke enough English to direct me where I wanted to go. The hotel concierge gave me directions to a metro station by saying: ‘turn left and another left and … Continue reading Navigating Narrow Streets & Desired Landing-Places<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=161"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}