I-42-4ever?

Like usual the road is my analogy of choice.  We have a get away stop a couple hrs down the road.  A place to go get away from it all, recharge the batteries.  Anyway, you can travel most of the way on interstate grade highways or zig and zag through a string of small towns.  The interstate is a mind numbing trip that's a little faster, but the other route demands more attention to the intricate road.  Life itself can be like that,  you zoom along while everything is going smooth without any real challenge only to look up and question where you are at or where you've been.  Where the hell did 20 years go and who are these Tweens in the back seat.  Your only focus had been on your destination, and you missed the life a long the way.  Eventually you end up on the scenic route somewhere along the way.  This route is slow and methodical.  Every turn is key to the final journey. The unfamiliar has a way of going at a snails pace, as it requires extra attention to detail.  It's as challenging as one of life's roadblocks, one which the train comes off the tracks. Two totally different paths to the same place.  They both have their downside and upside I guess.  I appreciate song lyrics that point this out.  Like Brad Paisley's "for every up there must be a down" or Mother Love Bone's "he who rides a pony must some day fall".  Truth is life is full of both and you have to learn to appreciate both.  Key is to stay plugged in and not let the cruise control age you blindly, and watch out for the bumps along the way.Brnjohnson613@gmail.com