Getting on Track

The Daily OM is a book I like to read.  Full of lovely, powerful, peaceful insights.  This morning when I got up, coffee cup in hand - I sat down, opened the book and this is what I found:
"Trains Are Like People - The rails that crisscross the countryside and cut through cities have long captured people's imaginations.  Just the idea of taking a ride on a luxury train, on an express commuter line, or in a cargo car can evoke a sense of freedom, adventure, romance.
Trains are like people in that they must inevitably arrive at their destinations.  They make scheduled and unscheduled stops along the way and move at different speeds.  Some can travel for hours and are mindful of only a single destination; others meander from busy station to busy station.  The route and purpose of any train may change as the years go by.  Our lives stretch out in front of us and behind us like railroad tracks; and we are the train, its passengers, and the engineer.
The way you choose to live your life and the goals you are working toward are the route and destinations you have chosen.  Like a rider on a train, you have the choice to get on and off, find new routes, pick unknown places to visit, or just stop and enjoy the view for a while. Perhaps you like to move quickly through life as if you were an express train.  Or maybe you are like a commuter passenger, taking the same routes over and over.  You might even want to stop just riding along and choose a different direction for your life to take.
If you have examined the tracks of your life and are feeling unsatisfied, you may want to explore the changes you can make to find a more fulfilling path to follow.  Perhaps you would like to slow down a little and take a windier path rather than just traveling down the straight and narrow.  Or maybe you would prefer to experience your life as more of an adventure as opposed to just a ride that gets you where you need to go.  Changing your route can sometimes give you a chance to "get on the right track."  You may even discover that the something new you have been waiting for is just around the bend."
My train is rolling through the tracks of Europe at this season in my life.  I am stopping to enjoy the view for a while... to enjoy the adventure...