TRACTION
A close friend of mind mentioned something to me recently that was simple, yet so thought provoking. I feel compelled to share it. He said that there is something about me that he has always admired throughout the years. He said, “one thing you always seem to have in your life is Traction ”. He went on to explain what he meant. So then I thought about... What does it mean to live a life with “ traction ”? I started to write down my thoughts. Traction is... Forward momentum both Uphill and Downhill Grip No spinning wheels No sliding Have you ever lost traction ? Very helpless and humbling feeling. I remember one day I was driving my 4-wheel drive pickup up a very steep slope with two friends along. We were hunting in the Colorado mountains. I made it about 80% up the incline. Forward momentum stopped. Wheels spinning. Before long we were moving backwards at increasing speed. My friend said, “are we in reverse?” I said, “No. we are sliding!” And, we slid at ...