Potholes

Potholes 

As I was driving down my pothole filled gravel road this evening, headed home from the gym, not even hearing what was blaring on the radio because I was too lost in my own worries, I had a small epiphany.  Something I wish I would have realized a long time ago.  You see, lately I've been worried about what other people are doing.  What other people think about me and what I'm doing.   I've realized I haven't been concentrating on the road ahead of me.  I lost sight of what's important.  Who is important.  My whole world seemed like it fell apart recently when I hit a massive "pothole" in my "road" which happened to cost me thousands of dollars in damage to my psyche.  For a minute, I thought it was a total loss.  Both front tires were blown, tie rods busted...the whole sha-bang.  Shit, it was so bad I think the struts might have gone through the hood.  I really didn't know how I was going to repair the damage.  Slowly but surely...here and there, with the help of those close around me, I was able to focus just a bit and get a good look at the carnage.  It was only then that I realized that "carnage" wasn't really the bloody, twisted metal scene I thought it was.  Hell, I needed new tires anyway.  Those old ones were cheap and bald.  And the new tie rods didn't turn out to be so expensive either.  Those struts?  Yeah, they were fine after all.  So wherever it is that you're driving, just make sure you pay attention to the road ahead of you.  Sure, you still need to keep your defense up in case someone swerves into your lane or slams on their brakes in front of you.  But you...YOU are in control of your own vehicle.  Only you can apply the brakes when you're going too fast, hit the gas to avoid a near miss, or swerve to miss that pothole.  Just make sure you don't stare at the rear view mirror too long.  Just long enough to see the potholes you're leaving behind. ;)