
We are always in a hurry to get where we want to, taking the shortest possible route and getting frustrated when we encounter traffic jams and delays.
It’s a well known saying to stop and smell the roses/flowers for we live just once, but we especially in today’s world disregard this as we think what we need to do is way more important and breaking the journey is only a waste of time.
Sometimes, fate steps in and gives us a detour that takes us on another route, different from where we planned to go, along the scenic route.
A blocked road, a flat tire, or a breakdown of the car cause hindrance to our travel but changes the time frame of our journey.
Who knows what dangers are averted when we travel in a different time frame or take a new route, for we cannot see the parallel timelines.
These detours of life sometimes brings very pleasant surprises along the way.
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Written for Six Sentences Story- Detour , hosted by Girlie on the edge’s blog- Denise
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Thanks Jim
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True 👍
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Thanks
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Well done! Great points. 🙂
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Thanks Joy
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You are welcome! 🙂
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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I’m a great believer in expecting the unexpected!
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And that must’ve helped you in many life situations.
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So true, Sadje! Such detours always lead to some memorable adventures.
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Indeed, very true
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Yes! Detours can be frustrating; however they can be pathways to new adventures never even thought of.
Great share Sadje. Inspiring.
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That was exactly my point. Thanks a lot Suzette
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Yes,
“stay open for the gifts of detours” wait that was 7 words.. hahaha. great job Sadje!
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Thanks Cindy! I love your succinct response.
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Very true Sadje 😊
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Thanks a lot Deb
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Sometimes detours are needed to get us where we are meant to be.
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Exactly right Patricia
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Detours are great ways to break through our plans and show us ways we could have been taking.
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Absolutely right Frank! Thanks
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I enjoy this perspective greatly. There was a time when these “detours” would frustrate me. Today, I see then with new eyes, as part of a larger viewpoint, and my destiny. Lovely reflections, Sadje.
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Thanks Jeff! You’re right that as we mature, we gain wisdom to see that was unseen before
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Welcome, Sadje! Always. Indeed, and agreed.
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🥸
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Reminds me of the saying – when one door closes another one opens. Well done!
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Yes that’s so true. Thanks
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You are welcome.
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Fully agree. There are umpteen stories about how a last minute change averted disaster.
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Very right Reena. Thanks
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Well said
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Many thanks
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I totally agree, Sadje! That final sentence says it all.
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Thank you so much Chris
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When I first moved to where I am now I had to get lost many times to figure out how to get to where I wanted to go.
🙂 Be paitient! 😉 Much easier when one is retired. 😀
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Both points are spot on.
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Surely the un-expected are the true gifts in life. If for no other reason than it reminds us to be mindful and flexible.
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Very true Clark. Thanks
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We need to leave more room for serendipity.
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Very true Mimi.
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Indeed, Sadje… what could’ve happened if what had happened hadn’t… the possibilities are endless and mesmerising. Best be grateful for what had happened and have done with it! 😀
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Absolutely right Tom. Thanks
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“..changes the time frame of our journey.”
And this is not necessarily a bad thing as your Six reminds us, Sadje. Perspective. I agree with Clark. Rising above the frustrations of life’s “detours”, being open to the potential of the “un-expected”, may in fact, bring us gifts of a sort we may not otherwise have enjoyed.
Which is to say the very thing you are saying in your last sentence 🙂
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Thank you so much Denise! Yes, that’s exactly my point.
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Such a wonderful reflection on living. I agree, we should accept life as it unfolds
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Thank you so much Lamittan
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You’re very much welcome, Sadje.
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Well said. I agree completely.
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Thanks D
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