Life is Like Driving

  Life is like driving, you don’t abandon your vehicle in the middle of the road because you hit a traffic jam.

- Jamie Lynn Juniper

Sometimes in life we get tired and don’t want to continue. But if you were in the middle of a traffic jam, would you just park and leave your car behind? No, you would keep going. You would either try to find another route or keep going, knowing that the traffic jam will end and you will get home!

There are so many people in history, or currently, who are examples of perseverance. One that comes to mind is Dr. Seuss. I love Dr. Seuss' work. It doesn't matter how old I get. The stories have lessons that apply to everyone, they are creative, and his style is fun and easy to read. There is a reason the schools celebrate Dr. Seuss Day!

When Dr. Seuss tried to sell his first book, he was rejected by 30 publishers. Finally, his fun and whimsical story, And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street, saw the light of day. First published by Vanguard Press in 1937, the story follows a boy named Marco, who describes a parade of imaginary people and vehicles traveling along a road, Mulberry Street, in an elaborate fantasy story he dreams up to tell his father at the end of the walk. 

In 1957, he published his well-known stories: The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. 

The man, who was formally rejected by multiple publishers, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for the special contribution to education and enjoyment of children and their parents. To date, his books have sold more than 600 million copies.*

And, I would be willing to bet you have read at least one of them!

*Dr. Seuss Biography