The Complete Opposite Direction
Last week after a program in Chicago I needed to travel to San Diego. To save nearly a thousand dollars my ticket routed me through Atlanta and I soon found mysefl flying in the complete opposite direction of my destination. Even though I had the time between programs to go this route… there was a moment that my thoughts were on the irony and insanity of the nearly 2000 mile detour.
In the end I made to San Diego without incident, saved the client $1000 dollars, watched a great inflight movie, did some e-mails, and met a a couple really cool people.
In school we are taught that the shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. But in life the shortest distance between where we are and we want to go is almost never a strait line. I’ve learned, and am learning still, that perhaps the most important thing to “keep right” on the journey is your perspective. Because we will get there … and if we keep the right perspective we’ll arrive in a better state…not just a different one.
Keep RIGHT
Kirk Out
January 27th, 2010 at 10:18 am
Kirk, I found this article to describe my journey to meeting you one day. I used to work in NJ and was a member of the HDI chapter in the area. I always attended the events but one of them was on my youngest son’s birthday, the big first birthday. There was no way I was missing my son’s birthday.(My wife and I make bdays a family value, not just a date.) That was a Kirk event. Currently, my family is relocating to Chicago Land. I was just about to join the Chicago HDI chapter and found I missed your recent event by 2 days. Missed you again Or maybe my 2,000 mile detour is not complete. I know as I develop as an individual, husband, and as a father; I will definetely arrive in a better state.
Good Journey,
Jason York