The other day, I was on my walk, which I consider to be somewhat of a sanctuary, a time when I am usually by myself, and I do have fellowship with the Son and the Father. As I was contemplating some things, my mind was drawn to the white line on the side of the road I was walking on. I immediately started to walk on that line. However, I would notice that looking down at my feet and trying to stay on the line only caused me to miss it on several occasions, and as I did, I noticed I doubled down on trying to keep my feet centered on the line. However, that only led to me missing it more.
So, as I learned in driver’s education many years ago, I took a principle from that course. I was taught not to look at the lines on the road when driving. I was taught not to look just over the hood of the car. Both instances would not allow me to see what was in front of me, nor control the car to keep it between the lines. I was instructed to pay attention and focus my attention on the center of the lane 100 feet in front of me or more if the road was straight. This helped me to control the car and keep it between the lines without being nerve-racked at moving the steering wheel to make it happen.
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