The title lends itself to many possibilities of posts. Lost in life, lost in spirit..... no.... today I feel lost. The greatest thing that happened to me last year was the addition to my life of GPS. It gave me a freedom unlike anything I have ever known. I remember one particularly beautiful day, I just started driving up. Any street that looked like it went up, I followed. I actually ended up at the cemetery. But the beauty of it was that I didn't have to think about where I was going. I just drove. When I was done. I pressed the home button and found my way home.
I am not mentioning any names.....at all..... but someone drove over my GPS. I did not think it a big deal until I tried to find a meeting I was going to on Tuesday. I have driven with the help of my friend GPS every time I go. So this week I was forced to recall on my own. I made the first turn... and knew in my heart that I was wrong... and yet.... i continued. I remembered I had seen Walker and was sure that I needed to turn right on Walker. Funny thing is when I got to Walker it was a one way street going left. Wrong again. So I thought well.. I will head back to the freeway and try again. Wrong. Never found the freeway but did find Murray which I thought...ok... i know this street.... this is the street that heads back towards the church. Drove and drove...... until I saw Scholls Ferry. Which for those of you that are not local is the complete opposite way of the church. I turned on Scholls Ferry thinking it would take me back somewhere towards where I wanted to go. And low and behold like a beacon in the night. Washington Square Mall which thankfully is next to the freeway. Did I finally make it? Eventually..... Was I 12 miles the wrong direction? Yes.
So the point of this blog. What am I missing? Why do I have zero sense of direction? And I mean zero. Are there classes you can take? On a practical level, if I am blessed to get another GPS what kind would you get? The price range is unbelievable. I know my old one had me driving on grass alot.
The other point. If ever I go missing. Just go the opposite way you think I should have gone.... and you'll find me.
5 comments:
Jill, I suffer from much the same affliction. I can memorize routes to/from places, but it takes a lot of effort and I have no natural feel for directivessitivity (as the experts call it). And I don't have GPS. Elaine's my navigator.
Sorry, no advice on the replacement. Just make Don drive!
It is so easy to get turned around and lost without some sort of guide. God gives us that guide in the person of the Holy Spirit. He knows where we are all the time. He also knows where we need to be heading, but we sometimes make wrong turns. Then He says "Recalculating route" and if we are smart, we listen. The key to the whole GPS thing is being led by a "Higher place". I'm not talking about satellites right now. I have gotten lost when I lost contact with my guide. It feels so good to get back on the right road heading in the right direction.
I like my Magellan. Look for deals at Costco.com.
Ok, I confess ... it was me!! Although it was after doing a favor for my dear sister ... and I have found a source for replacing it .. so I think I'm going to be absolved .. maybe Amy
wow, when you were on murray and found scholls, you were right next to my place. i could have met you at starbucks...
I'm glad I'm not the only one who goes in circles in downtown! It's now totally a joke between me and my kids (one that only I get). Every time we're heading somewhere in Portland, my 9 year old asks where we're going. I always answer, "In circles, of course." As I turn another corner, I smile at him and laugh. He just rolls his eyes. :)
~kathyk
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