Fog

The weather channel predicted fog this morning on the Lakeshore and indeed it was foggy. As I was driving to a friend's house to spend the day in the kitchen with her I looked down the road way ahead and it was impossible to see trees or anything beyond a block away.

I wondered if I needed to turn around and abandon my plans.It was obvious to me that if I simply kept my eyes within the space I was driving it actually was possible to see very adequately with no need to be frightened. So, I continued.

Have you ever had situations in your life that when you looked far ahead  and that task or journey looked so daunting that you abandoned your initial energies in the process?  It could have been a journey trying to stop an addiction; it could actually have been a physical trip, getting scared not knowing every road and turn. 

How much "fog" do each of us encounter every day?  How often are we not able to see the road way beyond us? It could be the "fog" of behaviors that bring great consequences such as a lawsuit, court, possibly, even jail or prison. Maybe that "fog" has even brought you suicidal thoughts.

Most situations, probably all, always have various options if we just think them through. Perhaps just staying in "this block" where visibility is clearer, maybe sitting tight and doing nothing, and yes, maybe even starting over until the fog clears.  It is amazing that there probably is not much fog that needs to make us turn around and give up our plans completely. Delays? Maybe. 

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