Curveballs, rollercoaster rides, flat tires

Life can be so difficult. It can change with the blink of an eye. Things you think are so steady will waver. Jobs are lost. Money changes in the amount of greater or lesser. People die. Accidents happen. Young people graduate with jobs and honors. A baby is born fat and healthy. Couples become married. People divorce. Children grow up. Some make the team. Some do not. There is always a winner and a loser. A passing grade or a failing one. Rejection or acceptance. Miracles occur while there are no answers for some. The days are not long enough, while some go on forever. Some people seem to have it all, while others struggle to eat. A batter is expecting a fast ball and swings at the curve, a zig and a zag. The fast ball would have been a homerun. The curve ball is the final strike. Men will declare victory while others bow their head in defeat. Mothers will rejoice for a child's return and cry at the agony of war. Life is like a rollercoaster, with ups and downs and turn arounds that leave you breathless and wondering where it will stop. Someday's the ride isn't so fun. Someday's the excitement too much. Someday's the landing is too hard. Life is like a tire. My car will not travel very far on a flat. Even with three other tires full of air, one tire is just enough to cause problems. It must be repaired. Replaced. Today, when the sail lost it's wind, my ship slowed abit. I began to question my journey and my destination. My eyes blurry to what lies ahead; however, I will adjust these sails to distant winds. I will focus my eyes on the path ahead. I will reach deep inside to know where I stand. I will believe in the hope, the good, the grace, the mercy, the battles I've already been through. I will remember my kneeling and looking to the ground, was sweeter when I looked up, not down.