The Wisdom of Charlie Brown

Have you ever found yourself at a place in life where you begin to ask yourself how you got there? We all take the occasional detour or wrong turn, but often quick fixes won't put us back on the right track. In these moments we need time for reflection, counsel, and preparation for making changes and heading back in the right direction. Caution, patience, and endurance become the hallmarks of success during these times in life, not knee jerk reactions. Charlie Brown had it right all along - "Sometimes I lay awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'"

It's OK to take wrong turns, be in the wrong place, and make bad decisions, so long as we recognize these things and diligently pursue the next right turn or good decision that will lead us back toward the right place in life. It might take more than one night.