Breadcrumbs and the Beauty of Every Step: Trusting the path, even when you can’t see where it leads.

I am painting this Gecko using the aboriginal dot method. Each dot alone is only a dot, but together, they form a picture. Some dots are out of place, some have mixed with others, but they all have a purpose, and the photo is still clear. The dots are like the breadcrumbs in our lives. Sometimes, we need to step back to see what they are creating.

There are moments in life when the road ahead is unclear, the destination hazy, and the only thing we have to guide us are the small signs: the breadcrumbs.

These breadcrumbs aren’t grand revelations or perfect maps. They’re the little nudges, the seemingly insignificant decisions, the conversations, mistakes, or moments of stillness that seem disconnected at first. But they lead somewhere. Always.

Have you ever looked back and realized that something you once dismissed as unimportant led to a pivotal moment in your life? That missed opportunity, the job you didn’t get, the person you randomly met, the book you happened to pick up — they were breadcrumbs. Each one, part of a greater design.

We often want clarity before we move. We want to see the entire staircase before we take the first step. But life doesn’t work that way. It asks us to trust. To move with intention even when we don’€™t fully understand. Because every step, whether it feels right, wrong, easy, or impossible, serves a purpose.

Some breadcrumbs show up in the form of challenges. Some as unexpected joy. Some as deep loss. But all of them shape us, refine us, and guide us closer to who we’re meant to become.

So if you’re in a season of uncertainty, walking through fog, wondering what it all means, know this:

You are not lost.
 

The path is unfolding. 


Each step matters.
 

And none of it is wasted.

You’re following the breadcrumbs, and they are leading you exactly where you’re meant to go.

Closing thought:
What breadcrumbs have you noticed in your life lately? Take a moment to honor them, they’re not random. They’re meaningful signs that the journey you’re on is not just a wandering. It’s a weaving of purpose.