Destiny's at the Wheel...

... or is she?

Every now and then we all seem to hit these little speed bumps where we derail for a while and - depending on the severity of the derailment - it can take us a while to get back on track. It usually starts as something small, the sand that starts to trickle down the hill. The sand kicks loose a pebble or two and as they head down the hill, they in turn dislodge a rock and before you know it, you've got full blown landslide.

The avalanche on it's own isn't the problem. The problem is if you're caught unawares and find yourself standing at the foot of the hill! Stupid right? Right!

Of course, the trick is to get to a point where you can recognise the trickle of sand as a "sign". If you can do that, then you can move in plenty of time to avoid being squashed. However, very few people ever reach a point where they can recognise the sand as a bad thing... in fact, if you get that good at spotting it, the chances are you've been buried more times than you care to remember!

Ok - so we've established that very few of us can spot the early signs of approaching danger. Some of us are however able to spot the pebbles and rocks. It's still really hard though to step out of the way even when you can see it coming... especially if it's moving at the speed of sound :-). I've realised that sometimes you end up like a deer in the headlights... you can see the trouble coming, but you just can't seem to get out of the way.

The trick though is to carry a shovel with you at all times. The minute you get buried... start to dig. Don't stop, don't give up, and MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL!!! Don't dig the wrong way! No matter how severe the avalanche of woes, troubles, sadness, anger, hatred, pain, etc seems, there is always a way out and the quicker you start to work at it, the quicker you will find yourself back in the sunlight.

Then, you take a deep breath of fresh air and move forward. Keeping an ear to the ground for any loose sand... of course!

With much love and happiness at having dug my way free!

Until next time...