The author E L Doctorow once said that “Writing a novel is like driving a car at night- you can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” That sounds a lot like Life; like those times in life when what’s needed is to find something to focus on, and to just keep going. You can’t see what’s going on to your left or your right, or what’s lying further down the road, but for now all you can do is keep your attention on the patch of road that you see in the glow of your headlights, and keep driving. Sometimes we travel by day, and sometimes by night. Our destination, the bigger picture, is not always visible, and there are times where we just have to grit our teeth and keep going. At these times we bravely take heart and try to stay the distance- there will be light at the end of the tunnel ♥
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Written for One Liner Wednesday at Linda G Hill
Your World in Your Hands 
I love this! It is so true and so profound. We must just keep going by the light we have.
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Well said! And I agree- I love the way it combines a food for thought with a bit of humour.
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Good one Amanda.
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I agree with your point of view, yet cannot help adding that in this country we cannot afford to look left or right because of the potholes. After an horrendous drive between Grahamstown and Cradock over the weekend, we decided to add on both time and distance by returning via the (in much better condition) N10!
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That’s the sad truth, isn’t it? It’s infuriating and so disappointing to see what’s happened to many of our national roads. Makes you think twice before hopping in the car and heading off! Hope you made it back safely on your re-route home.
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Longer, yet safer.
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And sometimes we need to refuel, grab a sandwich and pause for a bathroom break.
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A valuable message, striking photo, and a very powerful quote.
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🙂 Thanks for reading!
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That’s exactly how I look at writing a novel! I never have the entire story planned out, but by diving in and writing the immediate scene, I get more ideas on how to progress. Anyhoo, thanks for this post!
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Things have a way of unfolding…
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