Don’t you just love those informative signs? Of course I’m here, where else would I be? Can you tell me where I am going?
I attended a conference over the weekend, at a luxurious hotel. Strategically placed between Venetian-colored paintings, I saw a few of these maps with a burgundy dot pinpointing my location at that exact moment. The idea was a bit of an eyebrow raiser. Of course I’m right here. The bigger question is … will the dot move as I do? I doubt it, and, honestly, I didn’t pause to check.
At the time, it didn’t matter because all of the meeting rooms were at one end of the block, while my room was at the exact opposite end of that cushioned carpet ‘street’. A straight shot. I couldn’t get lost if I tried, or had the time. I had no need of a map telling me where I was.
Superfluous as that sign might have been, I really do rely on maps of sorts. My daily To-Do list is a case in point. It provides the needed framework to keep me on course and make sure I don’t forget the necessary tasks, such as preparing dinner. And when I misplace my map, I’m lost.
I’ve lost my Reading Map, my list of the books I planned to read this month. Where am I? I finished two of the books but now I have no idea what book is next in line. Where am I? Of the more than two hundred unread books on my e-reader and the five dozen or so on one bookshelf, I don’t know where to go next. Where am I? I had a map, and now I cannot find it. Aggravating. Where’s that burgundy dot when I need it?
1 comments:
Hello Eleyne! Am I glad to see you again. I love your profile photo. And your "maps". I've been to North Africa, learnt Arabic, had two more grandchildren, become a journalist, returned to South Africa, presently trying to sell magazine articles, all in the time that I didn't see you or your blog! LOL! Had to give you the latest on the Hedges household. How are you? I sure am glad you're back again. I hope to see a lot more of your blog. Bless you, my friend. (((Hugs))) Jo
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