SURROUNDED BY CLOUDS

Have you ever wondered why you are the perfect person to help people out with their problems, and they seem like the most simple things in the world... But when it comes to solving problems in your own life, you haven't got a clue of what you're doing?

It's because when we are in the middle of a situation, we are so surrounded by these clouds, that we can't think clearly. It's only in hindsight that we recognize what silliness it all was. But in the midst of a problem, you can't get a real grasp of the situation. And when you are giving advice, you are just totally out of it, so you don't have those clouds. Does any of this make sense? I wish I could explain it better, but I am in the clouds right now.

Let's say I was a pilot. If I am flying in the clouds, and my flight instruments go dead in the middle of the flight, I am totally screwed. I have no idea where I am, or how high I am, or what heading I am in, and I also have no clue that if I don't bank hard right, that plane in front of me is going to end up in my lap! SPLAT! Whereas, that guy on the ground, in the tower, with all the backup systems, he has radar screens telling him where you are headed. And other planes above or below can track you on their radar screens and get you out of that cloudy situation!

My flight instruments are not really working right now, because I have my head in the clouds. I wish navigating this thing called life was simpler, but I have to put my best foot forward, looking back at my past mistakes, trying to learn from them (get a backup battery pack for those instruments just in case the power system fails and all your instruments bottom out), and then just stepping out in blind faith.

I pray for those people who surround me, my friends and family who help guide me when I am lost (out of control). I pray for the people who are in the clouds, that I can help navigate safely to the ground! I pray for the people who are on the other path that I am about to collide with, because I have no clue where they are at compared to me. I pray for forgiveness, from them, and from the people who I roll over in my attempt at being rescued from my own demise. I just pray that my radar system will let me look from outside the box, so that I can get my head out of the clouds, or better yet, that the clouds will clear and I can just see clearly what path I need to follow. So that I can make the trip from point A to point B with no turbulence.

I care... about every passenger in this flight. Please fasten your seat belts, we are going to face a little turbulence, but we should get through the little jolts and get back to smooth air in just a little bit. Please be patient. The clouds will be lifting soon! And then... prepare for a smooth landing. Thank you for flying the friendly skies.

I don't know exactly how much of this little rambling made sense. Sometimes I have the ability to make absolutely no sense. Imagine that!