Share The Road - On the road #19

You can be in the documentary this blog is based  on! Click here to tell us your definition of health. Day 19 90 miles Eureka to Fort Scott, KS Got on the road at 6:30 this morning -- a little later than I would like. I like being out there and watching the sun come up while we’re riding. Regardless, the morning mist was fantastic and we took some spectacular pictures on the road. I rescued a turtle from the middle of the road this morning. That was a great feeling as I’ve seen tons of them as roadkill from Texas on. This guy was right on the yellow stripe, just asking to get smashed. I picked him up, he ducked and peed all over the place. Can’t believe how much liquid he was carrying inside that little shell. Chris and I got into another discussion last night -- following up on the one we had the day before regarding food intake. He feels I’m being pushy with what I’m saying. I can understand him saying that -- he’s not the first to offer that reflection to me. I am passionate about what I believe in -- not to try to convince anyone that I’m right, just to offer points of view that have, perhaps, not been considered. The farther I go in life, the more I realize how “out of the box” I tend to be. I don’t do this for the sake of being different -- I follow my heart and soul. I question things -- always. I know this makes some people uncomfortable because it challenges them to question themselves. A lot of people would rather live a life of relative comfort, it seems, knowing only what they know and getting by with that. I won’t do that. I will remain open. I will continue to question. I will continue to consider “I don’t know” one of the most wise statements there is. Why? Because it leads away from ego and toward questioning, listening and new understanding. LATER... This ride feels long and hot today. My legs are a bit dead. One more roll and we’re at our location -- about 30 miles to go. Wish us luck . LATER... Some days just feel longer than others. I don’t know why. I feel an overall tiredness today -- which is kind of odd because I got good sleep last night (rare on this trip). I find when I’m in production that I generally don’t sleep that well. Then, usually, at the end of the production, I sleep very hard for a couple of days, sometimes getting sick to boot. It’s because it’s work on an uber level -- nothing I’d want to do for an extended period of time (define “extended” ? It’s relative). That’s one of the reasons I won’t feel an ounce of guilt about the big paychecks when they do start rolling in -- I’ve put in time adn paid my dues. I got a call from an agency I worked with in Vegas today. They offered to let me direct a piece they’re doing for a film festival -- the 48 hour film festival. It sounds like a lot of fun, unfortunately I’ll still be on the road. Not unfortunately because I begrudge this -- I would choose this every time if offered both things equally -- but unfortunately because it’s missed opportunity. That’s how it goes, though -- you give some to get some. I think everyone’s feeling a bit of fatigue today. We’ve been on the road a while now and we’re all missing the comforts of home to a degree. Gary expressed feeling some guilt about being away from home today -- much like I felt with my struggles last week. That’s okay -- it’s part of the journey.  You can be in the documentary this blog is based  on! Click here to tell us your definition of health.