When we heed this guidance, we must change our daily lives; we are called to pause from the busyness of outer life and turn inward. This is not an easy path to take; most of us are subject to the outer rhythms and obligations of the world around us. These external rhythms and obligations can completely take hold of us. When this happens, we can lose our center and inner rhythm, leading us astray from our own path and causing us to forget what is truly important.