644 Miles
11 hours
3 movies
Hamish and Andy (http://www.hamishandandy.com/)
Shane (our amazing GPS navigator with an Australian accent)
Even with all these good things, being on the road is incredibly difficult for me. I do not know exactly why. I have often fantasized about getting in my car and driving away from Kelowna - leaving it all behind like "Into The Wild" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy6iwP9Ux3A). Having no idea where I was going, who I might meet, or when I might stop. I would leave it all, and be all the better for it...
Freedom.
Even while yearning for this sense of freedom, road trips have yet to be as romantic as the images I have in my head. They are really hard! While I can maintain a calm exterior, my mind tends to race between many ridiculous annoyances.
The music is too loud.
The temperature is just not right.
Your elbow is in my side.
I realize just how petty and selfish I am. The road is not a gentle refiner, but she is good. She shows me who I am when things turn bad. She warns me of who I have the potential to become and grants me an opportunity to change and learn.
There is something about the open road that makes you think about life, God, purpose, people, friendship, and relationship. Who am I? Where am I going? Where are we going?
Today, as we were driving through the endless plains of Idaho my mind seemed to sharpen. Despite the challenges that accompany travel, this is what I want to be doing right now. Lack of sleep, and a lengthy driving schedule suddenly appear like such small barriers in the grand scheme of things. I am traveling with 7 really amazing friends, creating music, building relationships and sharing life with people around North America. What a massive opportunity! I want to take this time, and run with it with everything I have.
Even while pondering the tour my mind still darted between topics as I watched the rolling hills wander lazily past my window. I wondered about my future. What am I doing with my life - what is the next step? If 'life direction' wasn't complicated enough, I also yearn to share life with someone one day. Is now at all the right time for such a thing? I wonder if such thoughts are helpful, or just distracting.
I think that it is easy to be consumed by ones own thoughts. fortunately, staring at the beautiful open sky, all those things seemed to not matter too much. I am okay with not having it all figured out - it has taken a while to get to such a place. There is a time for everything, and now is the time for searching and questioning these things, enjoying music, time on the road, good friends, food, concerts, and conversations.
More immediately, now is the time for sleep. Another concert tomorrow, who knows what each day can bring!
~David
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