as many of you already know, marc and i have made a recent
career “180”, we are now officially truckers. yep that’s right, we are licensed
to grind gears while hauling 40 tons of
freight across all of north america. i think we both are secretly even
starting to enjoy the smell of diesel in the morning. (jump back a few posts to
see a more detailed description of how it all went down) now, the rest of this
post may ring of some redundancies in regards to marc’s last post here on our
blog but, i’m feeling inspired by some recent conversations with fellow lifer vagabonds.
this change in lifestyle has spurred many, friends and
strangers alike, to inquire “why?”. it
is true, we don’t fit the stereotypical trucker mold, but honestly who wants to
fit into a mold anyhow. fitting into a mold always gave me a vision of green
jello in the shape of a bundt cake, in which was suspended withered canned
fruit. just never seemed appealing. what is appealing about our new endeavor is
plentiful, at least in our opinion. it is looking as though it could be that
golden ticket to our dream life.
on returning from tripping around mexico and central america
last year, we discussed a few priorities to our reentry to “the real
world”. at the top of that list was to
have the ability to continue to travel regularly and reconnect and spend time
with the people we love. trucking fit the bill quite well. this i had seen through my father, who, after
he retired had spent his last years behind the wheel of his big rig
reconnecting with family and friends. some of whom he had served with in vietnam,
so many years ago. it brought so much joy to him to get to rehash his youth and
rekindle these friendships with men who he shared such deep connections with.
so, i ask YOU, “why?”
why do you live your life the way you do? have you ever really thought about
it? keep reading, i am not about to get on a soapbox and tell you why you
should follow our path. as one of my dearest friends Audrey says, “everyone’s
“awesome” is different.” simple but true. what we often find when people ask us
about our life, is we are gushing about every facet, even the seemingly
inconvenient and irregular aspects of it. (i.e living in a rolling shoebox,
erratic hours, lack of access to proper cooking apparatuses…) these have all
become challenges that make life, frankly, more vivid. waking up every morning
in a different landscape, with the equivalency of a quarter flips odds of what
kind of attire the next day will require, all while attempting to create the
next meal with only the help of a 120v dc outlet.
so take a minute from the complacency of modern life and
really sit for a minute alone, with some quiet, and reflect on what is your
“awesome”. the next step takes a bit more effort and can be uncomfortable at
times, but this is best described as growing pains. we have met so many people
along the way the last few years who have taken leaps into the unknown and
never looked back. whether shedding their creature comforts for more mobility,
leaving a burdensome relationship, learning a new skill, or changing their zip
code, it seems to become an ever evolving process that only gets easier and
leads to a “new and improved” feeling. so, take a few minutes every so often to
get reacquainted with yourself. as humans, we are inherently a complex and
dynamic creature, and i truly believe that,
“only the dull and uninteresting know where they are going
in life and rarely is it worth the trip.” -tom robbins
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