Are We There Yet? Getting Ready For Our Roadtrip!
Mari
It’s our 39th night on board the RV and we’re sitting in Santee Lakes… STILL! I really thought we would’ve “hit the road’ by now. Grrr.
Ahem, not that I’m complaining, okay? (Just need to set the record straight in case Ty reads my post! ha ha)
Thing is, I was ready to hit the road Jack on August 20th… yesireee. That’s when all my commitments were done, done, done.
And my feet are itching like craaaaazy to get out onto that big wide open road and experience all kinds of new terrains, new people, new places. (And, of course, report back to my loyal blog fans!)
BUT, alas, darling hubby is not quite ready yet. Bless him, he’s got his head totally immersed in the world of real estate investing… and we’re smack in the midst of a 1031 exchange.
Can such a matter be hurried? Yikes, probably not. Impatience doesn’t cut it with prudent investing. Selling our properties was one thing. But re-investing the cashola is another. Hmm.
So, I jockey between sweet, understanding wife and impatient two-year-old brat metaphorically sitting in the back of the car saying, “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” LOL
Silly me. I’m reminded of a great dialogue between Dan and Socrates in the movie, Peaceful Warrior. “What time is it?” “Now.” “Where are you?” “Here.” “What are you?” “Present.”
There, see? There’s nowhere to get to. No target. No goal. No end result we have to aim for. Just my intrinsic motivation pushing me forward to accomplish something and check it off the list. Travel the US/Canada in a motorhome - check. 
Okay, onwards we go. Time to reflect on the lessons of standing still… just for a tad longer.
Posted on: Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 10:10 pm 
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