– Norman Vincent Peale
There was a lake next to our neighborhood where I grew up in New Jersey. One of the things we did to pass time in the summer and create a bit of adventure was build a stepping stone path across part of the lake where the water was low. The process was iterative and progressively more difficult as you had to find yet another suitable rock, carry it across the steps you had to that point, without slipping, and then throw it ‘just right’ so that it landed on the flattest side only a couple of feet away so it could be easily reached, and without either losing your balance or getting drenched by the splash. The pay day of fun was enormous when you got to the other side.
There is a lot of similarity today to that construction effort as the country and world work to get to the other side of this pandemic, one stepping stone at a time: social distancing, hand washing, facial masks, respirators, PPE, a vaccine, tests and testing for the virus and antibodies, etc. The work is hard and slow but we’re making progress.
The same thing is happening financially across our homes and businesses. Retooling, adapting, the wait for stimulus checks, etc.
God has been good to me, placing a couple of needed rocks on the path forward.
Lyft called and asked if I’d like to drive delivering for ‘Meals on Wheels’ who is experiencing a tremendous increase in demand. So it looks like I’ll be able to do that 4 hours a day for the next 5 weeks. A stepping stone!
When Meals on Wheels stops, I have a second opportunity lined up to assist with the delayed US Census. Another 7 weeks of work – a stepping stone.
Everyday I see more examples of people helping each other through this crisis. Its so American! We’re going to get across this mess if we keep that up, and keep lifting our eyes up – to the One who loves us all.
Ride confidently.
Driving the Daisy's 