Keep Going

TODAY'S QUOTE:
If you are going through hell...keep going.-Winston Churchill

Life isn't an endless picnic of pleasure, yet some act as if it is nothing but... rushing from one place to another, one carnival ride to the next in a frantic attempt to keep hold of the thrill. They travel at the speed of light through delight, rarely savoring the moment, imagining it will never end, or synthetically creating it over and over as a way of staying locked into a certain mind set.

A hummingbirds speed isn't meant to replace a humans normal velocity; if you're not being chased by something that means you harm, why travel as if your life depended upon flight. Slow down enough to get a true taste of the simplest pleasure and the amount needed to satisfy will decrease in perfect response to the lessening need for speed. Savor the good times, because the bad will surely come and the strength we earn during happiness will be invaluable to mobility when sadness drives our footsteps. Heartache is a detour... not a final destination... unless we build a shrine there and worship at its base.

When we travel through troubled times or brutal realities the speed we adopt should reflect our true need for understanding and self awareness. Running away never works... facing our issues is the only way to make sense out of the pain, and eliminate the ache forever. To cease moving altogether risks the chance of sinking into the sorrow so deeply that any forward motion becomes a burden that cannot be carried. Move forward at a steady pace, not measured by miles, but calculated by knowledge gained and the journey will be worthy of the effort. Think about it... let it ride... then decide!!!