Big Daddy says Thanks for Riding along

A 20 day journey across the US in a 33' RV with 7 people (5 under the age of 13) is not for the weak at heart. Seemingly on paper it is a fairly easy operation.

But if you add the idea of a rookie driver, rookie RV travelers, a borrowed $100,000 RV and never spending that much uninterupted time with one another, it provides an interesting opportunity.

In retrospect, it was a humbling time. We may never get that much time together again. We may never see some of the sights or meet some of the people or enjoy some of the laughs. But we will know is we can live for the moment, knowing today is the only thing that is assured. We can breath each breath and look at our life as a playground, just as #5 did the entire trip.

Route 66 was once the way from east to west. Probably many of the proprietors of profitable businesses were lured into the idea of "what we see today is what we will have tomorrow". And with the striking of a pen, President Eisenhower changed their world more than they probably ever considered. Knowing and seeing the economic implications of this "progress" helped me better understand the reality of life. What is today may be completely different tomorrow.

Knowing tomorrow can bring a completely different world, motivates me to live today. One of our fellow bloggers sent me a picture in front of a plane he was flying. In his early 70s, he opted to take flying lessons. I cannot tell you how many people said to me, "I always wanted to do Route 66" or "I wish I could do that" over the last few weeks, but it has been a decent number.

The reality is you can. You can enjoy life and you can enjoy it today. Fear is an impotent force. It has no assets, no strength or no physical manifestation. It only has the strength we allow. So as you consider your dreams or aspirations, why fear the future. Why not rewrite the future to include those things you "always wished". You can do it!





The "Crosses of Route 66" proved to be a good reminder to us what was truly important. It is the cross of 2000 years ago that gives our entire family reason to smile!

Big Daddy