I've made the 3.5 hour trip to visit family and friends quite often over the last few years. Recently I started thinking about what those long trips must have been like before all of the modern conveniences we have along the journey today: gas stations with made to order meals, fast food restaurants galore, and even drive through prayer booths for those REALLY rough trips.
On several of these trips (after long family visits and getting a late start on the road home) one relatively primitive stop was essential. The Rest Area.
Where would we be without a place to rest?
We all need our "rest area" for life, also. When the days seem too long and too short all at the same time. When you have more going on than you know what to do with. When it seems there's just not enough oxygen to go around. We need to stop in the rest area.
For me, this isn't just a mental place. We all need that place to go where the world will just have to wait until we get back. The place where we can focus on the positive things and return to life refreshed, encouraged and energized.
Do you have a rest area? If not, today would be a good day to look for one. Pull over and take a break. You and everyone around you will appreciate it.