Just Drive

Yesterday afternoon, I had to drive the Mini Cooper to put miles on it to populate the computer. I had cleared some codes earlier, and the car is due for inspection. I love driving where you have to row through six gears. As I drove, I stayed off the busy roads and really enjoyed the drive. I even went down some roads I explored when I was younger that were gravel and dirt. What a joy it was to drive with no one else in sight on a road that looked like I was going through a tunnel of trees. Out of habit, I glanced over the gauges and noticed I was only going 35 MPH. I was shocked because usually, when I see the speedometer, I am way over the speed limit.

As I drove, I passed a sign advertising a new neighborhood that said, "Stop driving and start living." I thought about that as I continued and concluded that they had it all wrong. I think it should be "Live to drive." To me, there is nothing more relaxing and refreshing than driving on an open road. Get off the road with traffic and go down the less-traveled road. I used to say, "I don't drive to make good time, I drive to have a good time".

These days, when I have meetings to attend and other places I need to be, it is sometimes good to drive aimlessly to clear my head and enjoy the ride.