Ever hear of “The Asphalt Concept??”
Probably not. 🤨
👉🏽Wanna know why?????????? 😉
BECAUSE I MADE IT UP!! Based off of something that made me laugh. And now I shall share it with you because I felt like a “short-and-sweet post with a dose of humor” seemed like the best plan of attack for my blog of the week…
As a very heartfelt aside, thank you so much to all of you that reached out to me and my Mom about the loss of our pups, Nobie. My last two posts on this blog site concerned sweet Nobie and they couldn’t have been more opposite to each other in the messages that I shared – – one of excitement and hope and then one of sadness and loss. It has been a terribly heavy week, since his precious company is missed so deeply. I love and appreciate you all for your support, compassion, and genuine kindness. Thank you so much. ❤️❤️
Okay, back to the A.C. ——> Asphalt Concept. 😁
So, each of us walks our very own path, right?? Like this asphalt road:
And as lovely as this photo is, it isn’t as realistic as the actual path that we walk on, over the course of our lifetime. In MANY cases – – most cases, if I may be so bold – – it is nowhere as neat and clean and linear as this photo portrays. And even THAT can be said to be an understatement!!!!!! (Which I completely agree!)
For example, life may present these sudden twists and turns that can change our direction, sometimes in less than a moments’ notice:
Potholes may develop along our path that bump us around and possibly cause damage, injury, loss, or an issue that impacts and even alters our lifestyle:
Our road may even become fragile, shattered, severely broken, and dangerous to traverse…..so we need to tread very carefully or find an alternate route to travel to avoid being stuck or putting ourselves more at risk:
It can even be so extreme that a big chunk of our path is actually gone!! These are the huge, life-altering moments that can happen to us all. When/if we reach this dead-end or this gigantic gulf of missing road, it takes us to a screeching halt and demands that we either stop completely, back-track and retrace our steps, or find a brand-new way forward:
Life certainly keeps us on our toes, that’s for sure.
AND as we LIVE our lives and move along our own unique paths, we are bound to come across all different kinds of unpredictable terrain that challenge our direction, our choices, our confidence, and our way of being. Yet in order to be fulfilled and reach our greatest dreams and accomplishments, we must keep traveling and conquering whatever obstacles appear along the way, as best that we can.
And it all comes down to ourselves. To our mindset and to our attitude. To the choices we make and the actions that we take.
The outside world definitely influences our decisions and perhaps causes us to rethink or change our direction. Yet the choice of what we do and how we do it is still up to us.
Therefore, some excellent advice to remember might be:
😁😃😂😁😃😂 YES!!!!!! This is The Asphalt Concept!!
That we take responsibility for our life, where we are, and what we are doing about it. Pointing blame at others does nothing to help us move forward. Rather our thoughts, feelings, mindset, attitude, and actions directly influence and even create our own lives and where we find ourselves at this present moment.
SO, each of our own paths could be called our asphalt. And what happens on our asphalt – – at least the majority of what happens – – is our “as(s)phalt!!” 🤣
Super clever, right???!!!! I thought it was so great. And I give all the credit to the writer of “The Open Mind.” Because of this site, The Asphalt Concept was born!!!
I hope it made you smile and wanna share it with someone to make them smile, too!! It’s all about spreading joy, laughter, and inspiration as we travel our own asphalt. 😍❤️❤️