Red Light. Green Light

Life is like …

It’s a game I like to play regularly. Figuring out new analogies to give life. The most famous one of course, given compliments to Forest Gump, is “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your going to get.” Although thoughtful, I have to disagree completely. Chocolate is edible, and any chocolate that goes into a box of chocolates that one would actually buy is good for human consumption. Needless to say, some days if turned into chocolate wouldn’t be fit for human consumption, not even worthy for your worst enemy.

Luckily for me life has given me a box full of white chocolate. My favorite! In times like these, I’m ok with the chocolate analogy. However, there will be a day when this chocolate analogy will no longer be complete, and I figure that day is steadily approaching.

For me recently, it’s been the game Red Light, Green Light. Running as far and as fast as you can, then without warning, Red Light. Slamming on the brakes, unable to stop ….

After much debate with myself(yes, I can debate with myself) I’ve determined that my life will no longer consist of Red Lights. I’m tired of stopping, I’m tired waiting, I just want to get where I want and need to be. There is nothing, absolutely nothing that can stop me.

No more red lights in this traffic jam we call life. Only detours. Detours that allow me to have the foot on the accelerator the entire time and while I’m at it, I may even rip out my rear view mirror. No need to look back.

So as my box full of white chocolate empties, a new analogy will fill it’s place. Green Light and as the new year steadily approaches.

Game On.

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