The Freeway

I was driving down the freeway today and I thought of this analogy.

As soon as you enter the freeway you have to speed up to catch up to the flow of the cars. As I was going 60-65 mph I was thinking in order for me to catch up with these people I am going to have to go 80 mph and there is no way I want to go that fast on this freeway. So I started thinking... in life, we are around people who are at all of these different speeds. Some of us are moving really fast in life, seasoned drivers who know what they are doing and who know how much they can handle. The daredevils who will try anything at least once. And the people who have learned who they really are.

So as I was feeling pressured to go 80 mph I stopped and thought, why not be like that man who is driving beside me, he is going at least 60 mph, a comfortable pace and he's not paying attention to anything around him but the road and himself. He's confident, he has learned who he is and what he is able to do.

So instead of feeling pressured to drive fast on the freeway when you don't feel comfortable doing it, stop trying to fit in all the time with the rest of the crowd and be the one car on the road who goes his own pace because he knows who he is and knows what he is capable of. The only thing that matters on that road is you and how safe you drive. Apply it to life, I think you'll like the way it works.