When I was little,
my mother had me on a harness, the perfect way to keep me from getting lost in
crowds. So a shopping trip was a child walk. I could skip to the limits and
then come back. This was going the distance, then.
Like walking the
talk, going the distance implies commitment. Pretty securely, you can’t do it
without help. Everything in life is hanging by a thread, so the most important
words you’ll hear come from the angels you’ll meet. Fear Not.
Others, not so
angelic, build fears. Both religious and areligious types may say it’s your
fault. Or you deserve it. Or what did you expect? Or, it’s going to end badly. They
direct your attention to the travails of those who let you down. Suggest a loss
of faith, strength, direction. Talk up the expectations.
My friends seem to
have forgiven my many limitations and mistakes, very few of them deliberate,
but often attempts to get under control situations that cannot by their nature
be controlled. So natural. Talking the walk will be kinder to you. Seeing the
distance with you.
The best words are
thanking words. Thank you. Deo Gratias.
