“There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in travelling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position, and be bruised in a new place.”

  ~~Washington Irving, 18th Century author, biographer, essayist and historian, was exposed to means of travel quite archaic to our 21st Century experience. However, we can all appreciate the rugged exposure that a “stagecoach” must have offered to passengers of the time. 

Have you ever experienced a situation in your life that went from bad to worse? Write about what happened. Where were you?  What was your age? Who was with you?

Do you agree with Irving’s optimistic perspective or not? At any level, did you feel any comfort/satisfaction/relief?  Perhaps, a window was opened in the distant future when your door was slammed shut . . . and, then again? Ponder this paradox carefully . . . where could relief ever be found in such a setting?

HAPPY JOURNALING!

What a delight to meet you once again this week – – – thank you for stopping by the cozy corner and Spinning a Good Yarn!

I look forward to seeing you next Friday, November 19th.