A map unfinished

It's been a dark and dreary road that she has travelled for so long that she can hardly remember what it is like to see the road ahead in perfect clarity. She is constantly clearing the obstacles in her path and realizes how slow her progress has been. There was a time when she happily skipped along a bright and smooth path that brought her daily joy. She thinks back on those days. So carefree and it was the best time of her life. But the decades change and with that change dark clouds appear and bring strong storms. A flooding of obstacles and locked doors are around every corner of her life. She finally stops to rest and takes out the map of her life’s journey. She stares at the blank white sections of the map. What is supposed to be there she wonders? A time has come that she knows will eventually add more roads and paths to her map. She knows it will be a forever changing map. And even though the blank sections scare her she knows that she will not have to discover the changes alone. 

As she looks back at the road behind her she catches a glimpse of hard times that have plagued her for many years. She glances to her right and see’s laughter which reminds her of the decade of her 20s. Glancing to the left she saw tears combined with frustration and loneliness. That was a bad road on her map. It was the decade of her 30s. But alas she remembers the decade of her 40s which is quickly reaching its end. This current decade has been the most volatile. She is hoping that the next decade will bring her back to brightness and joy and success. She is hoping the map of her life will journey into roads that bring forth renewed energy. She looks down and refolds her map, her unfinished map of life.