I went on a 6-hour roadtrip with my mom and grandmother today—neither of whom I get to spend too much time with on a regular basis.
This was not the time to be in a hurry to arrive… or to bring an anxious energy into the space… or to cycle through thoughts in my own head…
This was the time to slow roll… to bring a relaxed energy into the space… to ask interesting questions…
The point of a trip isn’t to quickly get where you’re going and then back (otherwise, why go at all?). The point of the trip is to uniquely experience as much as you can while you’re gone.
And nothing blocks experience like rushing and trying to arrive elsewhere quick.