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We came home via Thorpe Park theme park. We were there for over seven hours - and in that time we managed to go on nine rides! The queues ranged from 20 minutes to almost an hour for the newest - a 10 loop rollercoaster called Collosus. As I stood there with all these hundreds of people patiently stepping a few paces every thirty seconds or so - I had one of my 'thoughts'. Why don't we approach our goals in the same way? You see, I queued for nearly an hour to go on a ride that took perhaps 30 seconds at most. Yes it was fun, scary, and exhilarating all at the same time - but what else would you patiently queue for so long in return for so 'little'? Imagine if you looked upon your dream as if it was that rollercoater. Wouldn't you gladly 'queue', spend time and a lot of money - just for the experience and thrill of achieving your goal? In monetary terms - it probably worked out at around $5 to go on each ride when you take into account the entrance fee to the park. I would perhaps baulk at paying so much per ride at a fair - yet I gladly paid up and waited... Another thing about the queuing. Isn't it amazing how they make it look as if you are much closer to the ride than you really are? The line snakes backwards and forwards - and you never really get to see exactly how far you've got to go. Because our dreams are often so far ahead of us - we tend to forget that we are already in the 'queue', and that as long as we keep taking those little, regular steps - up and down, backwards and forwards, eventually we will get there.. Sometimes you may seem further away than when you started - but believe me, it's just life's way of controlling the 'queue' to your success. Posted by vurnumg
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