Get Lost to Find Your Way

The wheels hummed against Arkansas asphalt. Bella Vista's rolling hills surrounded us as we navigated unfamiliar territory. No Google Maps, just instinct and memory.

"Let's just try to figure it out," my dad said, his eyes scanning the road ahead.

We missed a turn. Then another. The houses all looked the same now, facades blurring together like watercolors in rain. For a moment, we were lost.

That's when my dad dropped a wisdom nugget.

"You gotta get lost to find your way. That's how you learn."

He meant driving, of course. The literal act of navigating home through unfamiliar streets creates mental maps more permanent than any GPS could provide. But his wisdom extended beyond our momentary disorientation.