We all know the perils of stopping at midstream.

First and foremost, your horses will be washed downstream.

But is this really good advice?

I’m several decades into the game and I’ve never crossed a stream with a horse. Usually when I ford a stream its using a bridge. And metaphorically speaking, isn’t the middle of the stream a good place to be? It’s the banks where the troubles lie. Expections. Time tables. Too many things to be done. In the middle of the stream all expectations are washed away. That leaves you with two options, go with the flow downstream, or fight the current and go upstream to find the headwater source. The headwater source is an oracle of infinite wisdom. On the other hand, floating downstream to the open ocean with achieve a similar result.

My recommendation: Go midstream and stay there.