Bridges That We Never Cross

Sometimes, our worries are about what ifs. Some of our fears come to haunt us as we consider possibilities, and many times our energy and intelligence are wasted as we speculate that our worst fears will come to pass.

Our transportation used to be by horse drawn wagons; some of the horses were afraid to cross bridges. The metal rims of the wagon wheels made an eerie sound as they rolled across the boards of the wooden bridges. Now and then, the horse would spook and run.

When we traveled, we missed much of the pleasure of the trip while we worried that there might be a bridge in our path. Many times, we reached our destination without ever encountering one.

Bridges that we never cross may have more to do with our mental ease than the bridges of reality.

Conundrums and Impasses Of Life.

Conundrum is a nasty sounding word defined as a problem with no solution. An impasse is defined as a difficult situation with no real exit. If we are talking about vying with nature to develop perpetual motion, we truly have a conundrum and we have reached an impasse. Otherwise, neither of these words fit any of life’s social situations.
Recently, I cataloged, in my mind, many of the problems that I think our nation and people I know face. I saw no problems that I could not work out in my own thinking. Life, and all that life is about, is not always easy. However, there is usually a way past any obstruction.
I happen to believe that happiness is a matter of the mind. I also believe that solutions to many of life’s problems are matters of the mind too. If each of us could fall on our face, at the same time, and climb up together, we might acquire a common perspective about a world where people and their egos are exceedingly significant.
I honestly believe that problems are more like opportunities for us to display our tolerance and our intelligence. Consequently, again in my thinking, opportunities abound; but real conundrums and real impasses are few and far between.