If you know where your "north" is at all times, you will always end up pointing in the right direction.

Think of the old adage "if you drop a cat, it will always land on its feet". It somehow knows which way is up - instinctively.

Life will throw you curve balls, you will end up feeling like you are in free fall - that's just life, but when you know instinctively where you are going, then what you must do to go in that direction becomes obvious.