“There’s no where you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be…” – John Lennon
It’s peak construction season and almost everywhere you drive in my city, you will meet a detour, delay, or roadblock. While it can be frustrating as heck, especially when you need to be some place at a certain time, I’m glad my municipality prioritizes maintenance and upgrades of our infrastructure system. The severe flooding from a broken water main earlier this year in Calgary and Montreal demonstrates what can happen without the upkeep.
Isn’t life a lot like construction season? We go left when we should have gone right? Or we have a plan for how it should go and then something, or many things happen, and we end up taking a new route.
Sometimes, life, the Universe, God, whatever name you want to call it, sends us a roadblock to teach us something. Like the construction that was blocking the end of our driveway last week as our water and sewer system was upgraded. Heavy equipment and caution tape ensured I wasn’t taking my vehicle anywhere for several days. …
Sometimes, life, the Universe, God, whatever name you want to call it, sends us a roadblock to teach us something. Like the construction that was blocking the end of our driveway last week as our water and sewer system was upgraded. Heavy equipment and caution tape ensured I wasn’t taking my vehicle anywhere for several days. …
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2 responses to “Stop Signs, Detours and Roadblocks”
Oh yes! I got involved in a business with my brother and before I signed, a voice told me it was a huge mistake. I ignored it, saying to myself that it just wanted to deprive me of an exciting experience. Well, it turned really bad, and I just wrote about this a few days ago, realizing that my part in that was twofold: I ignored my intuition and later, I buried my head in the sand when I was given crystal clear warnings.
I paid dearly for that. I even lost my house. I can’t blame anyone but myself, I know that now. It was a hard lesson to learn. I really try to listen now.
Wow! Thanks for sharing your difficult experience. It’s certainly reinforces that our intuition is our guide and we need to pay attention. I hope you’ve been able to forgive yourself and let it go.