Wonky Wheels

Have you had one of those grocery carts with the wonky wheel? It doesn't seem bad at first as you steer around the produce section but with every item added to the cart, the pushing around corners gets more awkward and obnoxious. As annoying as this wonky wheel experience can be, it is not life threatening. How about a blown out tire at 119 kms an hour on the highway? Your hands are on the wheel and suddenly, you feel a pull to the right. A quick reaction has you straightening the car. Just as quickly, you recognize that a tire must be punctured and loosing air. You slow down, put on the hazard lights and pull over. This could have been a life threatening situation but danger and injury have been averted. The tire is changed by a kind hearted truck driver and you are once again, heading up the highway. The wonky wheels, they pulled you in directions you hadn't planned on going and with effort, you were able to course correct, counteract the drag. Nicely done. What happens when we move from the corporal to the celestial Dear Reader? You are traveling North at a great clip, making ground, with your destination painted in your imagination. You hadn't planned the trip perfectly but you did, last minute, print google directions before heading out on the road. Self satisfied, you enjoy the sound of your own voice, matching word for word, the ones pouring from the radio. You notice you may be a little off key but hey, it sounds pretty good to you. You begin singing loudly and proudly, drowning out the voice on the radio. There is a sign at the side of the road and it catches your eye. You wonder if it will give you the number of kilometres remaining until you reach your destination. The sign seems strange. You don't recognize the name of the next town. Was that town listed on the google directions? No matter, you tell yourself. You know you are heading in the right direction, it all feels so good, so right. You pick up speed and the tune now playing on the radio. You know some of the words but you have to wait for the chorus, because most of the lyrics have not been practiced to perfection yet. Another sign ahead. Frowning, you feel some doubt, a niggling of insecurity. You slow down and read the sign...

Are you travelling in the right direction Dear Reader? Where did you get the map, the one you count on to put you on the path you want to travel? If you see the signs, that you are heading off course, do you continue in the same vein, hoping, believing that somehow it will all work out? Are you unwilling to course correct? When you are off key, out of sync, don't know the next set of lyrics, do you sing your own tune, drowning out The One whom you hope to micmic, copy? Do you carve your own path and force the way, despite wonky wheels, signs and sounds warning you of danger ahead if you persist, do you? Do you? It does not have to be this way. You can change your course Dear One. You can get back on the road and head in the right direction. You can.