Ever really been alone with yourself? You can learn a lot when you travel cross country by yourself with no radio, no distractions. I did just that the Summer of 2003.
I promised to share the story behind why my blog is called "The Road to the Good Life," so here goes.
In the summer of 2003, I was offered an internship in San Diego. I packed up my stuff and started driving cross country from Michigan by way of Texas. When I hit the road, I didn't have a place to live. And after I left Houston, Texas, I was driving alone. I now had a potential apartment lined up, but no real plan other than showing up for work in less than five days.
From Texas to California, I picked places to stay based on when I was tired and needed to call it a night. I covered the distance between Texas and California in under two and a half days, arriving in La Jolla early. (My competitive streak in full force here after a couple of male friends stated it was a known fact guys could cover greater distances in a car faster than girls.)
From the time I received my offer to the time I arrived in La Jolla, I never thought twice about the details. My only thought was "I'm going to work in San Diego for the summer." I didn't think driving cross country without a place to live was anything out of the ordinary. I didn't think anything of it; it was just something that needed to be done. I didn't think what I was doing was special; anyone in my shoes would do the same.
Have you ever done something that completely changed your life?
Did you realize it at the time?
Did you realize it at the time?
Others disagreed. They thought I was brave. Inspirational.
The more I shared my story, the more I realized not everyone would have done what I did. Then I saw what others saw. Then I thought what I did was motivating. Not for other people. For me. My story was inspiring to me. I wanted to always feel like I did when I started off on that cross country drive. Part excited. Part scared. Believing anything is possible.
Then I realized life's a journey. You don't have a set destination. My goal? Live life to the fullest. Have a good life. And that's when "The Road to The Good Life" was born.
I rewrote my About this Blog/Bio page this weekend to better reflect what this blog is about and how it started. Take a look and let me know what you think.
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Ciao Bella!
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