View are spectacular

The other day we were driving home from piano lessons and had a to take a bit of a detour, it took a bit longer but it was so worth it. The views across the harbor were breathtaking. As I ponder on that thought for a bit I realize that sometimes in life an unforeseen detour takes us off the path we were heading. That detour can get us down, make us angry, make us frustrated and we can get so absorbed in the fact that our normal path has been disrupted or we can just enjoy the ride and take the steps to get us back to where we want or need to be. It is when we do this that we are able to enjoy the blessings along the way. As we do this on our way back to the path we want to be on we will find ourselves better than we were to begin with. If it so happens that the detour gives us
insight into ourselves and runs parallel with the road we normally would have taken then we are doubly blessed. Often times we get so caught up with road we usually take that we forget there are many different roads that will take us to where we need to be. Some take a little longer, and some are considered shortcuts, but most often its the longer routes that leave us feeling more fulfilled than we would have been had we taken the shortcut. In the road of life our destination does not have a time limit- we aren't in a race- all we need to do is get there having followed the instructions along the way, slowed down and taken in the views. It's the views that are breathtaking that get us through the more dreary landscapes.