On the Healing Road

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done." -Bruce Lee  I started this week drowning in my own head. I've made the lists, bought all the things, converted my Chevy pickup truck into a 3/4 Ton over-land camping / recreational / fun vehicle... And yet, there always seems to be something I'm missing. Something I've not considered. Something else to buy.  Given this journey will take Conor and I away from our home for a full month, the whole idea is to get out of our comfort zone. Where are we most comfortable? At home... With all our stuff and our dogs and our conveniences and on and on and on. Though truly, growth only occurs in a state of discomfort, and that's the point of the journey, I think. Conor and I on the road in different, often strange, and assuredly wonderful places, and all completely outside of what we would consider "comfortable"; miles from home. Yep, we're quenching wanderlust and kind of red...

The actual quote, "A journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step." -Lao Tzu, would have been sufficient, but Conor and I are going a lot further than one thousand miles, so I took liberty. Given Lao Tzu died sometime in the 4th Century BC, I'm confident I won't be sued for plagiarism.  Anyway, in consideration for this journey, we're going to need a lot more than a map. In fact, as I consider where we're going I also have to consider how we get there. Moreover, once we get there where will we stay?  Once we know where we're staying, what will we need? Will we be in hotels? Will we be camping? So many questions! So much to consider...  Breathe deep, make a decision, execute. That's the best any of us can do, right? When the idea of The Healing Road came to me, the first question to answer was if it were even possible. After all, I have a career to consider. When I discussed the idea of taking extended leave (4 weeks) with both my boss and my boss' b...