Many of us enjoy exploring our world up one side and down the other. We want to go everywhere and see everything. We stay ready to hit the trail, whether we go off the beaten path or somewhere well known.

Up one side and down the other means we do something thoroughly.

We go to extremes, such as when we:

• Travel to as many places as possible.
• Fuss without mercy when someone upsets us.
• Look everywhere for items we lose.

We want to be thorough, but we don’t want to waste time.

A few activities are worth extra effort. Others keep us from more important matters.

• Enjoy travel, but don’t neglect home.
• Confront problems, but deal with them and move on.
• Keep items where they need to go, so searching up one side and down the other remains unnecessary.

“Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion” (Psalm 103:22 NIV).

Thanks to Glenda Britton for the suggestion.

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