Blessing the Broken Road and Hurry Up Already

I'm sure many readers are familiar with the song God Bless the Broken Road. It's been done by many artists, my favorite being the Rascal Flatts version, because I love country music.   If you live under a rock and you are not familiar or if you just want to see it again as I did looking for this clip, check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do32g82qilk

It's a great song with some uplifting inspiration provided by a person who has truly found the one.  The broken road led them to find each other and it is all worth it in the end.  Isn't that just ducky?

I am an eternal optimist who believes that we are where we are because we are supposed to be there.  I do believe we also play an active role in getting there, but I really think we find our paths when we are supposed to find them. Challenges come and go and love (for anything, a partner, a job, a house, a location) may not come when we want it, but it's all meant to be this way.  And, it may not always be pretty.

The broken road can be a hard one...it certainly doesn't look the same for everyone and it can be longer for some than others.  It can be smooth for a long time and then become bumpy again.  It doesn't always end as nicely as the song indicates it will...you know the happily ever after, forever and ever amen part?  Not exactly the way always life works.

Over the last few weeks me and a few friends have encountered some bumps in our roads.  Certainly not horrible life events (we are all healthy and have great things in our lives), but just bumps. Break-ups, almost breaking-up, job changes, work issues, life challenges, etc.

The broken road usually works out to be a blessing in disguise, but I can't help but wonder why it won't hurry up already?? When do we get to the part where we want to dance in the rain and shout from the mountain tops? When do the hills come alive with sound of music? When does the happily ever after really happen? Who are those people in that song and where are they now?  They should have a Behind the Broken Road TV show.  (Note to self, to do: develop screen play for VH1.)

I find myself asking those questions and when I start really thinking about them, the answer I come up with is the same.  It will happen when it is supposed to happen.  It will be worth the wait and better than anything we have ever even thought was great.  It may not be when I want it to be or how I want it to be.  But it will happen and when it does, we will know it...without any doubts or hesitations.  We will feel it.  "It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true."

In the meantime, we must actively contribute to making it happen and put ourselves in  positions where it can happen.  We are the biggest contributors to our own happiness and we have a lot of control over it.  We can make choices that help us navigate the broken road. We can also enlist the support of friends and family to hold our hands, encourage and lift our spirits, listen to our tales of woe and give us space to find our way. 

Still, I do wonder what the heck is taking so long. I'm not patient. Neither are my friends.  Can we just be there already?

xo~
Elizabeth