Here is a don Juan quote (Carlos Casaneda) that may be too out of context, but let's give it a try:

"For me there is only the traveling on the paths that have a heart, on any path that may have a heart. There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge for me is to traverse its full length...."

In another place he says:

"All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. However, a path without a heart is never enjoyable. On the other hand, a path with heart is easy... as long as a man follows it, he is one with it."

In that case, I guess you'd call what I need to do "path cardiology." I wonder how you defibrillate a path ...