The stone in the shoe. It’s an analogy that I love so I’m sharing it, it may well be on the internet already but I haven’t checked and this is my take on it.
I run. Running is a journey, it has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Sometimes when I’m running I get a small stone in my shoe. Previously my approach was to try and ignore it and hope that it would go away. It never did. I could never be bothered to stop and take my shoe off to remove it, that would slow me down and disrupt my flow. The further I run, the more irritating the stone gets. It’s no surprise that the stone started to feel bigger. But stopping and taking action wasn’t an option. The pain would build and build, sometimes causing blisters and making a sore area. After long enough running with a stone in my shoe I can stand the pain no more and have no choice but to stop. But now I can’t run any more and I’m left in pain. All from a little stone!
Now, this is where the analogy with life comes in. The run is life, the shoe is our carrier/self and the stone is the problem. How often do we try to do life with stones in our shoes?? Fact is, they won’t go away. Take time to stop and take action.
My Inner Self 