There is only one way through a tunnel: forward, with confidence. Take off your shades and turn on your headlights. Aim for the light at the end of the tunnel, which may not be visible until you're almost there.
Trust that the engineers did their jobs well and that the structure is sound. Trust that those around you are moving forward, with confidence, like you. Trust that the tunnel is not so long that your focus narrows permanently.
Going through a tunnel, you, of course, remember what's on the outside of it. You know what daylight is, and you know how to work your peripheral vision. But while you're going through the tunnel, you have to focus on just one thing: moving forward.
When you reach the outside again, after you adjust to the brightness, you'll need to look around and broaden your awareness. Hey, loosen up a bit.
The tunnel is a neat way to go from somewhere to another place. But it's no place to live.
Good to remember this time of year in the PNW! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAgree, Anonymous! Winter can seem like a long tunnel here!
ReplyDeleteGood in many ways. Thanks, Michele!
ReplyDeleteThanks, MB! I really appreciate you taking the time to read this!
ReplyDeleteTunnel vision.....nice reminder about the plusses and minuses of it. Going ' forward with confidence' reminds me of a time when I was walking a trail with a steep drop off to one side (while loaded down with photgrwphy equipment) while on a photo workshop in Zion NP. My instructor said , when I expressed my discomfort, "Look Forward!!" Great advice in tunnels or on trails with steep drop offs. Of course I still had to come back down the trail......Nice post! Marg
ReplyDeleteOh, good story, Margaret!! Thank you! I foresee a post about that with some amazing pics on a certain blog... -- Michele
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