Not many people know this about me but I have a fear of riding or driving a car on the freeway. I used to drive everyday on the freeway in SLC, but then I rarely drove in Portland and sort of got out of the habit. I am trying to be proactive with dealing with it. My drive to work has been on 55 mph roads and I try to remind myself that it's not much different from the freeway. Our new location makes Hanford a more logistical 5 hour car ride so we will find ourselves on that road more often. I am looking forward to the drive to Salt Lake because it gives me a chance to stare my fear right in the face. I also have a few tests to take that require me to drive an hour on the I-10 to Redlands. I know that many people have similar fears or fears of flying, etc. I'm only human in the end.
Anyway, I took this picture on our way to Hanford last week and I'm planing on taking my camera for the SLC car ride. I tell Daniel, "A life where you can't drive to see family is not worth living." Even if the thoughts linger, every time I get in the car, I have conquered.
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