Over the past few or more years I've done a lot of highway driving, traveling to different places: Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky, etc. I've traveled with different people, and I noticed that I have gained a preference to drive with people who require less rest stops. The less you stop to rest the quicker you get to your destination. It's something that you have to mentally prepare for or you'll literally lose your mind! Every mile accomplished seems like there are still 500 more to drive. So every so often you get tempted by the rest stops, even when they're not necessary. "Exit here...we have the best breakfast in town!" "Next stop promises to have everything you need in one location." "Exit 100 has the cleanest bathrooms for 300 miles, you must stop now!" I'm using highway driving as a metaphor so I hope you follow me. Highway driving reminds me about life and people. You, your destination, the open road, and many experiences in between. Things and people come into your life with their promises, but who really lives up to them? Everybody wants you to believe they have the best, but by whose standards? How do you choose your rest stops? After chancing it time and time again, you realize they are all pretty much the same, some better than others. But no matter how many bright pretty flags that hang over the road, fighting against the wind for your attention; No matter how grand the signs are that advertise their goods and services; I'm beginning to see that nothing will ever be more promising, trustworthy, satisfying or fulfilling than the relief of reaching the final destination. Rest stops are unpredictable like people and things in your life can be; full of hits or misses, misleading advertisements, hidden motives, and empty promises that slow down your journey. So I can't get my hopes up over what presents itself on the side of the road while on my journey. I have to keep my focus on what is ahead of me: my destiny. I got a full tank of determination to get there!
L8r:
~faithful
~faithful
5 comments:
I like the new blog...it's something I've been saying since my senior year of high school; Life is nothing but a long extended road, keep driving!
I agree with you but let me offer you another perspective. Depending on the time you have, chose to increase the number of stops you make, selecting places you have never been learning things you never knew. Sometimes it is about the journey, not the destination. There are thousands of well known and litle known facts along the way. There are people you meet by happenstance that bring a kind word, thought or experience that you may have never met had you not taken that little rest stop. A comedien once said that she was not a trip but a journey. So I say to you, life is a journey, not a trip. It is true that the some people make promises that they don't keep but it is an experience you learned from. That little distraction on the side of the road just may be what you needed to enhance your journey, so that when you get there you may greater satisfaction along with that relief!
Faith, I am 100% with you on that. And that was a great analogy of life...I'm like you, full tank of gas of determination, avoiding as many rest stops as possible, and keeping my eyes on Jesus. Too many distractions when you stop unnecessarily. And the rest stops are a complete waste of time and energy, unless you really need to "go" OR you need to get gas! ;)
Thanks Aunt Kay, that's some great advice!
And thanx Rod & Charity!
Girl just drive your own car and preface the ride by saying "there will be nooo stopping so pee now!" I am such a foreigner to rest stops, only during the wee hours when that darkness is coming for me and i need a hot chocolate otherwise it's a straight shot for me. So I guess I can tie that in, I'm usually pretty focused, my life is a straight shot until the darkness (devil) is coming for me and I need something to wake me (bible/positive reinforcement). I like, I like. Oh and thanks for visiting and commenting. ttyl
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