As the planning for this trip progresses I feel more and more of a kinship for it.
The world is a hard place to live in. And I know as a kid I wished so hard that I could grow up and get married and pay bills and grow a garden in the yard of my New Hampshire home. How unrealistic all this might actually be is hard to tell. The only thing I know of to be true is that right now I can do it all. I can. Not can’t. And that’s why this trip is happening.
A small dose of ‘Yes I Can’ before it all gets shoved in my face. A chance to grow in so many different angles. I know. It’s only a two day trip. But these future two days are going to prove to be possibly the most liberation I’ll know for a long while after. So pray for me as much as you like and I’ll make up the rest. Because this experience will make me stronger, prouder, and better then I’ll have ever been before.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
rise up
This is happening now. It has to.
At first it was a vacation to just get out of town with a friend and live a little. But then, as my list of friends to take narrowed largely, I thought about the possibility of going it alone.
I mean, it has been something I have always wanted to do. Hasn’t every one? Just grabbing a backpack full of white bread and trail mix and seeing everything? And I guess I decided I wanted to do something grand for myself in that aspect.
But where in the world am I going?
I’ve wanted to go back to my old home of Nampa, Idaho for years but that was a 300 mile drive and I couldn’t find the courage for that. Then it turned into a drive all around Washington. All four corners, visiting our small wine country and maybe even Vancouver. But, oh man, what in the world was I aiming for? Certainly not rebellion. That might involve just a little too much dedication!
But after a considerable days worth of thinking, I thought of a small trip that would be short, scenic and, over all, rewarding. 12 miles around the top Northwest quadrant of Washington state, driving. Full of beautiful forests, quaint shops, and total and utter liberation.
At first it was a vacation to just get out of town with a friend and live a little. But then, as my list of friends to take narrowed largely, I thought about the possibility of going it alone.
I mean, it has been something I have always wanted to do. Hasn’t every one? Just grabbing a backpack full of white bread and trail mix and seeing everything? And I guess I decided I wanted to do something grand for myself in that aspect.
But where in the world am I going?
I’ve wanted to go back to my old home of Nampa, Idaho for years but that was a 300 mile drive and I couldn’t find the courage for that. Then it turned into a drive all around Washington. All four corners, visiting our small wine country and maybe even Vancouver. But, oh man, what in the world was I aiming for? Certainly not rebellion. That might involve just a little too much dedication!
But after a considerable days worth of thinking, I thought of a small trip that would be short, scenic and, over all, rewarding. 12 miles around the top Northwest quadrant of Washington state, driving. Full of beautiful forests, quaint shops, and total and utter liberation.
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