2020-08-23 — On the Road Again

Hola, my peoples!

I’m dictating my entry for today because I currently find myself having just recently crossed over the border from Idaho into Oregon, driving my car on my way to Seattle.

I’m right about halfway to Seattle it this point in the trip. GPS says I’ve got six hours and 35 minutes or so left. It’s currently 10:19 p.m., Pacific Time, so I have already gained my hour.

It has been a good day. I had a good meditation time this morning, and a good prayer time. There’s a little park at the base of American Fork Canyon that I probably mentioned the other day, but that’s where I did my dailies today. I love that little Park. It’s just so friendly and peaceful with few people ever going there, and the little creek running through it.

I had lots of thoughts come to my mind while I was praying that I think will be really beneficial to me as I go forward in my efforts to become more of the man I want to become.

I spent a good chunk of the day with Jared and his family. I hadn’t been there for a couple of years, so it was good to be there, even if it was just for a handful of hours. We did breakfast and church, and then Katherine took me down to see her horse.

Lots of good stuff 🙂

I had a bit of a heavy heart leaving. It’s hard leaving loved ones behind. But the heaviness faded pretty quickly once I got out on the road.

I guess there’s not really that much to write for now. So…

#1. I’m grateful, if I haven’t already mentioned it, that the whining noise that I was hearing and was thinking was my transmission is actually just my power steering pump. I put some more power steering fluid in it, because I guess there’s a leak somewhere, and it was low, and it’s no longer whining at least, I don’t think it’s whining. I’ve had my headphones in for phone calls and less road noise, so maybe I’m just not hearing the whining 🙃. But I think it’s good right now.

#2. I’m grateful that thus far the car is doing great. It hasn’t put a foot wrong, as my mother would say.

#3. I’m grateful that I was able to spend time with my brother and his family. That was good. They are a good bunch of people oh, and it was great to see them. I wish I were around more often.

#4. I’m grateful to still be awake while driving. I have only yawned once, and that was about 5 seconds ago. 🙃

#5. I’m grateful that I have what appears to be at least a decently full day for David tomorrow. I was worried a little bit that he was not going to have much of anything tomorrow. I’m looking forward to getting back to Arkansas whenever it is that I get back because I’m actually going to work really hard at building up the business so I have a lot more but I can be sure to have enough work for my techs now.

To be better…

I’m still struggling with self discipline in my dailies, the biggest contributor to that issue being when I go to bed and when I get up. I wish I had a better answer for myself right now to help me get my self discipline such that I can actually do what I’m trying to do.

Well, folks, nothing earth-shattering. I’m starting to get a little tired. It’s 10:41 p.m. Pacific time, and I’m about to check the map to see where I even am, because I don’t really have a clue other than that I’m in Oregon noticed having passed any cities that I’m familiar with to this point.

Right on cue. La grande is in 22 miles, and Pendleton in 73. So, I’m not that far away from Washington right now. I would like to get at least far enough tonight that there’s only like 4 hours worth of driving tomorrow. I need to make sure that I am in range of cell phone data, so that I can get my tech taken care of properly.

I also need to eat something more substantial than what I have today. I think I’m hydrated enough, but I definitely have not eaten enough. So, as soon as I finished this dictation, I will stuff my face a bit.

Well, folks. I’m gonna sign off. Another day of bits of progress here and there.

Lift the World.

~ stephen