Ha! As I’m about to get on a plane to England next week, I’m already having a pep talk with myself about “the lanes”… I think 90% of all the swearing and shouting and cursing I’ve done I my life happened while fearing for my life on those narrow streets!
I accompanied a dearest friend of mine to Scotland in 2019 because she didn’t want to travel alone. I volunteered to do, at least, the initial driving which resulted in me driving a car from the “passenger” seat, shifting through the gears of the manual transmission with my left hand, while driving on the “wrong” side of the road. It was quite an experience from which we both, and the car, emerged unscathed at the end of our two week vacation.
“we all want to love and be loved” is a concept that needs to be, dare I say, indoctrinated (for lack of a better word) into everyone. Human beings need, along with air, water, nourishment, this thing called, “love,” in order to survive. This has been shown/proven scientifically. Love is a necessity of viability.
I believe a trick to happiness is loving ourselves enough to be free from worry about what others think of us. Surrounding ourselves with those who want to be with us because of exactly who we are rather than in spite of who we are, or who “tolerate” who we are, is a win for everyone.
Hopefully this blog is one of those spaces where you feel that we’re all here and have subscribed because of who you are; that all your subscribers bring only added peace and happiness into your life, as you do into ours.
i have only ever been to the UK twice, and both times, we took public transportation and stayed in London, so mostly walking and trains, but i have live in asheville, nc for 8 years (transplanted from charleston, sc where i lived for 40 years). the roads here in this mountain town are definitely a lot different from what i had become accustomed to in charleston, a widespread flat terrain... in asheville, our journeys are often on narrow winding roads, and i often experience many of the thoughts you discuss here. on top of all of that, my oldest child (19 years old) is a fairly new driver, and i have a 16 year old that is just learning to drive, so i do my very best to not pass on my driving neuroses to them. this post is very relatable, so thank you for sharing your experiences and how you translate that into positive affirmations. i will try to remember to apply this in my own way of thinking. :)
Ha! As I’m about to get on a plane to England next week, I’m already having a pep talk with myself about “the lanes”… I think 90% of all the swearing and shouting and cursing I’ve done I my life happened while fearing for my life on those narrow streets!
I accompanied a dearest friend of mine to Scotland in 2019 because she didn’t want to travel alone. I volunteered to do, at least, the initial driving which resulted in me driving a car from the “passenger” seat, shifting through the gears of the manual transmission with my left hand, while driving on the “wrong” side of the road. It was quite an experience from which we both, and the car, emerged unscathed at the end of our two week vacation.
“we all want to love and be loved” is a concept that needs to be, dare I say, indoctrinated (for lack of a better word) into everyone. Human beings need, along with air, water, nourishment, this thing called, “love,” in order to survive. This has been shown/proven scientifically. Love is a necessity of viability.
I believe a trick to happiness is loving ourselves enough to be free from worry about what others think of us. Surrounding ourselves with those who want to be with us because of exactly who we are rather than in spite of who we are, or who “tolerate” who we are, is a win for everyone.
Hopefully this blog is one of those spaces where you feel that we’re all here and have subscribed because of who you are; that all your subscribers bring only added peace and happiness into your life, as you do into ours.
What a wonderful story and beautiful POV on blogging and this digital world we inhabit. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and yourself here!
i have only ever been to the UK twice, and both times, we took public transportation and stayed in London, so mostly walking and trains, but i have live in asheville, nc for 8 years (transplanted from charleston, sc where i lived for 40 years). the roads here in this mountain town are definitely a lot different from what i had become accustomed to in charleston, a widespread flat terrain... in asheville, our journeys are often on narrow winding roads, and i often experience many of the thoughts you discuss here. on top of all of that, my oldest child (19 years old) is a fairly new driver, and i have a 16 year old that is just learning to drive, so i do my very best to not pass on my driving neuroses to them. this post is very relatable, so thank you for sharing your experiences and how you translate that into positive affirmations. i will try to remember to apply this in my own way of thinking. :)