Moving Forward
“Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.” Maxwell Maltz
Thinking of “Forward,” I couldn’t resist posting this photo I took this morning as the snow, slush and other baffled drivers thwarted my attempts to move forward. Driving through a slushy street with the clear goal of moving forward, yet challenged and distracted by the changing road conditions. A metaphor for life?
When I found the quote by Maxwell Maltz author of Psycho-Cybernetics. I had to smile at this synchronistic find. Someone had given me this book when I was commuting to an urban college on a city bus. Again moving forward. I learned as much on that bus ride listening to the advice of strangers, who frequently felt that I was just the person to benefit from their counsel, as I did from reading the book.
Barbara Melnik Carson 
Great metaphor going along with your stalling traffic picture. Sometimes, the red light gives us an opportunity to assess and re-group…..
Yes, it does.
Looks like it’s a good thing I had a butt-crack-of-dawn flight out of Detroit – if I’d left any later, I might still be stranded somewhere! Thanks again for helping with Chuck this morning – I sooooooo appreciate it, more than you can imagine.
Tried to get there before 10, but it took an hour. The roads were much better on the way home.
I love your writing and the photos, they’re so diverse! Great quote too.
Thank you.
I call that making lemonades out of lemons!
Yes, you move forward more easily when you know where you are and make the best of it.
Lol, nicely forward! Glad you were ok in the slush. 🙂
Thank you. There were some white knuckle moments.
In order to moving forward, sometimes what you should do is just simply stop for a while. Nice idea!
Thank you.
Don’t miss that weather! Wishing spring will leap forward for you.
Winter can be brutal. I love walking during a snow fall. Driving in it is an entirely different matter.
We’ve been luck to have the powdery version of snow over here… I very much enjoy your writing voice. It has a very relaxing rhythm.
Thank you.