The Alley

"We plan our lives in long, unbroken stretches that intersect our dreams the way highways connect the city dots on a road map. But in the end we learn that life is lived in the side roads, alleys, and detours." Alan Christoffersen's diary Richard Paul Evans


I am reading Richard Paul Evans The Walk series. Very interesting, but so many life lessons in it. This quote fairly sums it up for me. There really isn't much life on Interstates and freeways. Lots of fast moving vehicles, missing the beauty around them. And no connection with people.

Not so in the detours...we are crying for help or find others asking for help. Away from problems or at least some answers. When we set goals and have dreams, we normally don't account for problems and detours along the way. But come, they do. Honestly our goals would  be little if we had easy sailing the whole way. Gold is pure because it has been through the fire.

For me, I'd rather live in an alley and reach out to others in need, than live on the freeway, traveling alone in my own little world. Of course, we get there "faster," but miss opportunities that we might find in the slow lane.

Reach out to someone today that needs a smile and a friend. Hug them even if they don't smell good. Don't forget to ask if you may pray for them.

God bless you