Rocks fall down mountains. It happens. And in Colorado, rocks falling down mountains is a fairly common occurrence during periods or rain, or snow. Yes, they come rolling down, all shapes and sizes. I’ve seen it happen and I’ve only been to Colorado a handful of times. And it was a very little rock.
Anyway, this next story has been all over the news the past couple of days. All because it blew up on Twitter. Apparently, a boulder rolled out of the mountain and onto a highway in the Telluride area. So one of the officers in the Sheriff’s Department tweeted a warning for everyone. And it went:
“Large boulder the size of a small boulder is completely blocking east-bound lane Highway 145 ….”
When I read it, I laughed hard, and out loud. I don’t know why it struck me so funny, but it did. Apparently, it had the same effect on a lot of people, as Twitter went aflame with comments.
A large boulder, the size of a small boulder. Dang it. Of course the Sherrif’s Department voiced its embarrassment at the conflicting description.
But.
Do you know how many times this has happened to me in my life?
It’s true. Many times — and I think all of us may be able to relate on some level — a thing has come up in my life. And you know, when we first look at the “thing” it seems like an extremely big problem, or perhaps even a massive obstacle, for us to overcome.
But then when we step back, and take another look, that major problem doesn’t look quite as big as it did in the first place. Especially when we describe it. All we had to do was give it a little time. Same problem, but not as overwhelming as we first thought.
Large boulder, the size of a small boulder.
Anyway, it could be anything. Finding enough money to pay the electric bill, or medical bills. Trying to lose ten pounds. Learning there’s a small lump on your body, and not knowing what it might be. Hearing of another political exploitation in the news. When “the thing” first comes to us, it seems large, like we’ll never be able to find our way around it. But often, given time, we are able to overcome the obstacle and get past.
And then, we have to consider the bigger problem in all of this. That conspiracy theory, lurking around the corner.
Did that boulder actually fall from atop that mountain, or was she pushed?
That’s when we call Sher-Rock Holmes to solve the case.
Today, when we are faced with any obstacle, may we all be rocks, in our own right.
And always remember. You totally rock.
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“It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses.”
― George Eliot
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“A year from now you may wish you had started today.”
― Karen Lamb
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“I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.”
― Langston Hughes
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