Got Tension?

Yaquina Bay Bridge, Newport, OR

The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an icon of the Oregon Coast. Standing for over seventy-five years, the bridge is as much art as it is a practical way of traveling Highway 101. Something unseen holds this bridge together. This "something" is built into the concrete and metal. It allows the bridge to withstand the tortures of traffic and weather.

The bridge is built with a proper amount of tension.

Too little or too much tension and the bridge crumples into the estuary of Yaquina bay.

Our lives are no different. Our goal is not to get rid of tension but to live with a proper amount of tension.

Too little tension and we're eating Bon Bons while watching reruns of Barney Miller.

Too much tension and we resemble Dug from "Up" on steroids.

In our struggle to maintain balance we hear the words of Jesus, "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."  Matthew 11:28-30 English Standard Version

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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012 Douglas P. Brauner.  ARR.