Preston, California - Travel Trade-offs (Pt. 2)

We reached the point of no return soon after deciding to go on the road. Life was unraveling and we thought we made an irreversible mistake. Circumstances were pushing us toward homelessness.

Adversity is a wonderful catalyst. It pushes innovation, creativity and introspection. We were facing two thousand dollars in repair work on our motorhome before we got it home. Nothing unexpected. We hoped that would be the end of our troubles; we were wrong.

Within days of our return we packed our things, crammed the kids into the motorhome and limped our way to an RV park. It wasn't long before another mechanical diagnosis revealed our engine on the verge of falling apart. We said goodbye to another four thousand dollars and moved our family of six into my mom's two bedroom house.

After a month and a half of repairs and delays we moved back into the RV. Mile after mile, I listened to the engine chug along, fearing an impending breakdown. Seven months later, it is still running and we came to terms with another primal truth.

Lesson number two - adversity is a constant. Vehicles still breakdown, depression can still surface and family strife finds everyone, anywhere. Threats surround everyone all the time. The setting is the only variation.

Leading a primal life on the road doesn't take extra courage when problems pop up. It only requires a thinking shift. Think: road problems = regular problems. A problem is a problem and there are always solutions.

Our rig will breakdown again. No question there. Everyone faces problems. We face them, solve them and move on. It doesn't matter where they happen.



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