THE JOURNEY: Sometimes on this trip we're on you need to stop and take stock in the direction you're going and see if everyone is in the vehicle. You don't want to leave someone at the gas station but if you do it would be a good thing to turn around and go pick them up.
Ok, I know what you are thinking. What the heck does this little story have to do with anything.
What I have found on this journey, is that I have spent so much time trying to save myself, that I might have not been doing a good enough job keeping everyone in the car. When you loose someone a really good lesson to learn is to keep checking in to see if everyone is moving in the same direction and whether help might be needed. The ultimate goal should be for all persons involved to reach the destination at the same time, without too much damage. Lesson learned.

SECOND GUESSES

SECOND GUESSES ARE LIKE PUTTY
SLIPPERY AND SHINY ON THE OUTSIDE
SOFT AND FLOWING ON THE INSIDE

SECOND GUESSES ARE LIKE RAIN ON A SUNNY DAY
SPARKLING WITH SUNS RAYS
BUT WET AND COLD JUST THE SAME

SECOND GUESSES CAN BE PLANTED
WATERED
RAISED TO MATURE
NEVER REALLY HELPING RESOLVE

BE AWARE OF SECOND GUESSES
ACKNOWLEDGE THEM
BOW TO THEM
BUT TREAT THEM AS THEY SHOULD BE
PART OF THE ROAD TO RECOVERY