CrossRoads

How many times have we heard the expression ... I am at a crossroads? That seems a little silly and misleading to me.

It's not like we are traveling a long, simple road that is barley big enough to be called two lanes, that goes for miles and miles before an intersecting road (crossroads) comes along. Oh how I wish it was that simple. But if we are going to think of and compare life to traveling a road then I think we need to think of it as a super-mega highway system.

There are so many lanes we can be in, the fast lane, the slow lane, the wrong lane.

And let's not forget about the roadblocks, the obstacles that can slow travel down to a snail crawling pace, even stop the movement of traffic for awhile until things are 'cleaned' up.

There are ups and downs in the highway that affect speed, there are turns which obscure our vision and make it difficult to know what lies ahead.

There are intersecting highways and exits which can completely alter our destination.

Sometimes the road is smooth and traffic is light and other times there are potholes and traffic jams.

When I think of coming to a crossroads I envision a quiet country road, with tall grass growing on both sides, a light breeze whispering to the trees ... such a easy road to travel there is not even a stop sign ....

When I think of my travels in life it is the crazy, hustle and bustle of a major highway. There are so many turns I've taken and so many on the horizon I'm still not sure what lies ahead in wait for me ... I can only have faith that I'm on the right road, and that I'm traveling at the right speed and my destination will be a great, wonderful, and long overdue pleasant surprise.

Now excuse me as I speed up a little .... "Honk, Honk!