EPIDRO

Ok, Im still on the driving analogies....

Traffic, traffic, traffic. I do not know who enjoys sitting in a car inching along not knowing when the madness will end. (If you are one of those people who doesn't mind it, either you have a rare kind of patience or you need to make an appointment for a CAT scan.) As I was saying, traffic is usually an unwelcomed site and most of us avoid it if we can. But  is that always the best thing to do? Maybe, maybe not.

Monday I was driving on the Capital Beltway (notorious for traffic at any given moment) and I noticed terrible traffic in the opposite direction, I thought to myself, "I can't go home that way." But as I began to think about alternative routes, none of them made any sense and they were so out of the way. The way I came was the best route. I reluctantly returned to the beltway to go back home. Much to my suprise, the traffc I anticipated was gone and I made it home with no problems. What if I had gone another way?

What's the point? Always take the best route regardless of the cuircumstances. Sometimes there is traffic or delays. And sometimes you get fortunate and it is smooth sailing. But often we go so far out of the way to avoid being delayed and it may not be necessary. Plus it often takes us the same amount of time or longer to get where we are going. I know our travels can be frustrating at times. But try to be more patient and take the best route. Eventually you will get where you need to be.