DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT SEVENTY-SIX MPH

Bette Davis remarked, “growing old ain’t for sissies.” Life itself ain’t for sissies nevertheless some of us who passed the “”sixty-five” mark driving faster looking forward to the adventure waiting around the next bend in the road.

My odometer passed the 76,000-mile mark this year. I have a lot in common with that Mercedes in the photo. Both of us have racked up a lot of road time over bumpy terrain. The tires are losing pressure and a little soft. there are a lot of dings and scrapes under the mud splashes.

Now what? Do I garage the car and take the key out of the ignition? Or keep driving and until the tank finally empties beyond refilling. If only I could see around the bends in the road with a clear view to my “event horizon.” Google has not mapped those spaces and has no GPS coordinates for me.  

For now, the keys are still in the ignition. I am starting the engine and putting the gear into drive. My one and only resolution for 2014 is driving with direction and driving with resolve. No more vaguely drifting down one road and another. Today I resolve the miles I drive in 2024 are purposeful, intentional, joyful and just plain fun.

Have you traveled over 65,000 miles? Join the journey? Just “Follow” and together we will discover what lies down the road.