Washington Jr's "East River Drive" whispers in the background. I don't know why I love doing that so much; I just do. It's a great late Sunday morning thing to do. I think everyone should try it. Wake up, shower (or not), throw some comfy clothes on, get in the car with your favorite "pass the time drink" (mine is Sprite), and just drive until you feel like coming back home. I tend to drive places and roads I've never been at before. Now I'm a jazz person, but I also find that good Rock makes the drive awesome too. So whatever your favorite driving music is, pop in a CD and have a few more on deck (I try to stay away from the radio - satellite - because of the inopportune talking and/or commercials. I like to be in my groove).A few things that I do intentionally; 1. No matter what happens on the road, EVERYONE gets a "road rage pass". It's a relaxing, enjoyable drive. As long as there are no accidents (because that would surely screw things up, LOL), who cares? 2. The intention of the drive has to be to see and experience the beauty of fall somewhere you haven't been before. I say intention because sometimes that's just not possible. 3. This is probably most important. At no time are you to answer the phone, do or think about work or introduce any stress into the ride. If you are having surgery the next day, release that for the drive and enjoy it. Having relationship problems? Forget them. Have tons of work to do? Not doing it while you're on your ride, so enjoy it.
It's important to me to find peace and enjoy life, regardless of the road that I may find tough to be on sometimes. Some choose meditation, reading, or starbucks cafes to unwind. I choose long, colorful, drives.
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This works well in the spring and summer too... I looooove doing that when the summer day is cooling down to a fabulous breezy evening and the sky is purple and you get lost in some remote area of the city you haven't been to before. I used to do this in Delaware. I would ride through the remote areas of Pennsylvania bordering DE, and stumble across all kinds of parks, lakes, streams, HUUUGE mansions, and single lane winding roads along the way. Talk about beauty... and the thing about it is that its always "not that far" from the urban area you're leaving. You think you're gonna be driving forever, then you get back and it's like WOW it's that close...lol... I say roll the windows down, put the top down open or open the sunroof and cruise.... matta fact... play the song "cruising" by D'Angelo, or the original by Smokey Robinson... you got yourself quite an afternoon/evening.
i like!! i will have to try this :)
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