Enjoy the Journey

He who

stays in

the valley

will never

see over

the hill.

 


Many of life's journeys have milestones that are marked by hill tops.
Be smart and do not to judge your life by one hilltop that you have reached.
Winning the championship game?
The birth of a child or grandchild?
The pinnacle of success?
The age of forty?
Retirement?
Be wise to know that this hill top is just a better
vantage point to see where you might want to go next.

Celebrate the milestone.

Have gratitude that you have reached that milestone and use the knowledge 
and strength that you have gained from climbing the small hills 
to reach for the summit of the tallest mountain on the horizon.

Many say that when you go over the hill you begin to pick
up speed going down the other side.
Today, use that speed as momentum to start up the next hill.
As long as you are moving forward with your head held high,and your eyes 
are fixed on the next milestone you will be able to cross the lowest valley in your life 
in comfort and peace.

Up hill or down hill, never travel alone.
 
When life puts a fork in the road have a friend help you read the road map.
If they have traversed this swamp before your hope is they know the shortest 
route to higher ground.
Higher ground may be just as good as a hill if you are up to your tush in alligators.

If you had asked your friend for advice at the last fork in the road,
maybe you would not have found yourself in the swamp.

Where you think you are going and where your Higher Power
wants or lets you go may be two separate directions.

Pray for guidance.

The stories of the wisest masters tells us that if you want
to find your way out of the desert, follow God.

Whether you are in the valley of despair or on the highest
mountain, today's journey will begin with the first step, life will not allow you to live 
in the past for long.What you have earned from yesterdays travels will pay the road tolls 
for today's journey. If you do not learn and earn from today's journey, tomorrow's 
forecast may be down hill and out of control.

Today, celebrate life, lift your head, focus on the next hill top, move a muscle, 
change a thought, and live your life to it's fullest.

Life is a roller coaster ride.
Today, sit in the first car and fill that car with friends and family,
and when it gets going really fast, throw your arms up in the air, 
and scream as loud as you can from the top of every hill.

Enjoy the ride.

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.

Love is helping someone love themselves.


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