Center of the Track

A friend once said that in life, there is such thing as good times or bad but rather that they co-exist in parallel like train rails and your perspective is dependent on the rail on which you choose to focus.

I've felt times in the past where the train just jumped the track and life was completely out of control.

I think it's more like driving a car. You focus on the center of your line rather than the lane markings.

Right now, it seems as though I'm in Kansas driving west, which in case you didn't realize, is VERY flat and the road and rails are VERY straight. The ride is smooth and automatic. It's almost like driving on cruise control. The problem is that sometimes when you're on auto-pilot, you don't pay attention to the little curves in the road until you suddenly realize you're off-course and then you steer to overcompensate and crash.

Or worse, you hit Colorado and those mountains come at you from out of nowhere.

I'm praying for more Kansas, although if there is an amusement park, I'll stop for a few roller coasters.