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The Train as Metaphor

People can be like trains, making unscheduled stops along the way, but inevitably always arriving at our proper destination.

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, an express commuter line, or a cargo train can often evoke a sense of freedom, adventure, or 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 their different speeds. Some trains can travel for hours and are mindful of only a single destination; other trains meander from busy stop to busy stop. The route and purpose of any train may change as the years go by.

Our lives stretch out in front and behind us like train 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 passenger riding a train, you have the choice to get on and off, find new routes, pick new places to visit, or just stop and enjoy the view for awhile. Perhaps you like to move quickly through life as if you were an express train. Or maybe, like a commuter passenger, you like taking the same routes over and over again. You may even want to stop just riding along and choose a different direction you’d like your life to take.

If you have examined the tracks of your life and are feeling unsatisfied, you may want to explore changes you could make to find a more fulfilling path to follow. Perhaps you’d like to slow down a little bit more and take a windier path rather than just traveling down the straight and narrow. Or maybe, you’d like to experience your life more as an adventure rather than 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’ve been waiting for is just around the bend. AMEN! ✨✨

Manic Monday
Song by The Bangles

… Six o’clock already
I was just in the middle of a dream
I was kissin’ Valentino
By a crystal-blue, Italian stream
… But I can’t be late
‘Cause then I guess I just won’t get paid
These are the days
When you wish your bed was already made
… It’s just another manic Monday (Woah, woah)
I wish it was Sunday (Woah, woah)
‘Cause that’s my fun day (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
My I don’t have to run day (Woah, woah)
It’s just another manic Monday
… Have to catch an early train
Got to be to work by nine
And if I had an aeroplane
I still couldn’t make it on time
… ‘Cause it takes me so long (Oh, oh)
Just to figure out what I’m gonna wear
Blame it on the train
But the boss is already there
… It’s just another manic Monday (Woah, woah)
I wish it was Sunday (Woah, woah)
‘Cause that’s my fun day (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
My I don’t have to run day (Woah, woah)
It’s just another manic Monday
… Of all my nights
Why did my lover have to pick last night
To get down?
(Last night, last night)
Doesn’t it matter
That I have to feed the both of us?
Employment’s down
… He tells me in his bedroom voice
C’mon honey, let’s go make some noise
Time it goes so fast
(When you’re having fun)
… It’s just another manic Monday (Woah, woah)
I wish it was Sunday (Woah, woah)
‘Cause that’s my fun day (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
My I don’t have to run day (Woah, woah)
… It’s just another manic Monday (Woah, woah)
I wish it was Sunday (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
‘Cause that’s my fun day (Woah, woah)
It’s just another manic Monday

@kittengirl,

Good morning in California and I am wishing you a blessed day. ✨

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon in the ‘burgh. ✨😘Our Ribeye was nice and tender I don’t eat a lot of
red meat but I did eat the Ribeye hubby is a good grill master. 😜😎

I wish your sister a safe flight back to California and I see she will be back in time for
your mother’s birthday. YAY! 😘🌹✨ My dad’s birthday is the end of April also. Dad
would have been 81 years old. I just have those waves coming and going now.

Glad it is Golf Season and I am sure your husband will have a ball hey let’s not forget
the Nieces. 😎✨

Here is to a good Monday and I am glad your Hockey Team is winning. 😘

@71flowerchild,

Give Jewell and Little D a nice warm OZ pet. 😘✨Have a safe day in Texas.

@taci,

Good Monday Morning in S. California. Oh, Taci are you really short? I do seem to be
taller than most people I see on my walk or when I go out. No problem you can kick
it on that hiking trail you hiked another four miles. Go Taci. ✨😎💕😘

I like the fact you don’t take the easy way that is how I am. I like to work it out. 😜
I may be a little tired afterwards but my body is worth it.

I will leave a review for the jacket yeah bad Sheba. 😜😘😎

Happy Trails To You. 🎶🎶Taci I am in the 8th year of creating this thread.
Where did all the years go? I am missing my father and I know you are missing your
mother. 💕💕✨🌹

If you see the Monarch Butterflies 🦋 just smile. ✨😘

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast. ✨💕Oodie I am so glad you found a orthopedic group
near your home on Cape Cod. I hope everything turns out just the way you need them to.

How are you and your husband today? OZ is a little warmer and sunny. 😎

I do not have the Telly on yet too much to handle. I believe the good lord will take
care of everything in due time. ✨

@xango,

Good afternoon in warm Florida. ✨I did read your post and I am glad your plants
and flowers survived the slight chill. Oz is sunny today but not ready for prime time yet
as far as planting goes. 😘

I hope this day finds you doing well. I know your soup was delicious I like the way you prep your meal.
Good to go right out of the fridge or freezer. ✨😘 Enjoy your beautiful weather.

@defg,

Just another manic Monday make a great one. ✨✨

@ddshoppy,

Good morning in S. California enjoy the day. I hope you have fun with your grandchild. ✨🌹

@loaf,

Good morning in the Rock and Roll Capital. ✨✨I hope you got your Batman Oreos.

OZ is sunny today and I love it. 😎