Weekly Roundup 38: Detours

 

Summer is road construction season of course, and this year my neighborhood has been affected more than usual. The way in and out has either been closed, restricted, or rerouted for weeks. So I've had to take some detours.

The word detour (from the French detourner, meaning to turn away) has a few definitions that basically mean the same thing: a roundabout way or deviation from a direct way; a circuitous way or course, especially when the main road is closed; a temporary route made to avoid a problem.

That last one is my favorite, because I feel that I have set myself on some personal detours of avoidance this year.

So I have to remind myself that although a dead end might require a detour, a detour itself is not a dead end. It's just a different way to get where I'm going. It's usually slower, but sometimes slowing down is not a bad thing. Neither is learning to navigate a different route between point A and point B.

And when the detour is removed, there's real joy in getting back on track. I hope to be there soon.

Happy October! See you next week.