interesting daily travel report

[silverhawk]

Hi, Waynon
I still check in on George and the team nearly every day myself. I've learned to enjoy his perspective on things,and think others could learn from his laid back, non judgemental lifestyle.
Bob

[Foiled Again]

Originally Posted by Edie

I don't see how someone criticizing George's writing style means they don't feel for him. I agree with those who really don't like his writing style, and I don't believe in "self therapy" for bipolar disorder.

On the other hand, I am glad for George that he feels this blog and its feedback is helping him deal with his problems. I feel for him and the years of turmoil his life seems to have been. Just because I don't like his writing style doesn't mean I don't care.

It's all about freedom of expression. Saying his writing style doesn't appeal isn't the same as saying he shouldn't be writing. It's not an attack on George to say, "I'm with those who can't stomach that drivel." That's simply a statement of writing style (and maybe content) preference.

George is no Thoreau, but he's really doing the Walden Pond exercise. I do think being alone can improve one's sanity.

We all want to be loved, but some of us have terribly inappropriate ways of asking for it. Most of us have no internal auditor that tells us how our behavior is really being received, and most of us expect (A) others should understand me as I am or (B) there wouldn't be a problem if people would just do what I tell them to. It never occurs to us to change.

I'm not a big fan of Dr. Phil, but I do like one sentence he uses repeatedly, "And... how's that working for you?" He'll follow up with, "If you've been doing this for 20 years and nothin has changed, why aren't you trying something different?" The "oh ****" look on the guest's face is priceless.

People who have been beaten as children always vow that when they grow up they'll never beat their kids... and yet under the day to day pressures of being a parent, they DO beat their kids... Simply because they have never done the work and learned what ELSE to do.

Being alone sometimes forces us to do the work, or at least realize it needs to be done. George has had that realization and even seems to have a plan to make the changes in his "face-to-face" personality. I'm not a fan of the writing style, but I do admire the grit of his character. It's easy to be happy if you are the most popular guy in any crowd. It's admirable to keep working on it when you aren't.

Paula

[wheel interested]

Hmmm "How's that working for you? Why haven't you tried something different?" That is a great thought to get centered. Glad I happened upon this thread.

Having the feature to read newest first can sometimes be confusing especially in an older thread but Paula's post was very interesting.

I would say keeping a blog takes dedication and courage.

After reading back far enough I found out this is about George and Tioagga. I followed along for a time from a link from the digital rv site some time ago. In fact something that I had read on his blog was an idea I just mentioned to my husband a day or so ago coincidently. It was a picture of an Airstream along a shore that made me remember it.

We always seem to concentrate on the destination or where we will be stopping the evening or staying the the duration of our time out but I read on George's blog an entirely different way to travel.

Instead on concentrating on where he would be sleeping at day's end, he chose his day stops along the way. Spent his time pulled over and meandering around a beautiful location he was passing, having a meal. He wasn't in a campgrounds, he saw a great place and he stopped, he had arrived. The beauty of our Airstreams is that we can do just that. Distance and where he slept the night was secondary to his experience. What does it matter where you are when you are parked and asleep, any old place will do. Albeit I don't know if I have that adventurous a spirit to scope out just any spot I'd fit for the night and if I got roused by the law excuse my self and take off but actually thinking back I've been told to move on before, no big deal, except the knock on the door that would probably freak me out in the dark. Definite motorhome advantage there. Being able to be truly self-contained and powered makes a big difference. Pretty cool.

You go George. I wish you well. You have a better idea and are more purposeful, deliberate and introspect than most. How's that working for George? Sounds like pretty darn well.

Ms Tiogga and the gang put me in mind of Wilson in Tom Hank's Castaway. Fess up, have you ever talked out loud when you're alone? I know, that's what pets are for!

[silverhawk]

I still check in on George and the team quite often. Yesterday 7/17/11 George writes about a cyclist that he met on the road. You have to see the trailer that this guy has built and is pulling around with his bicycle. Some of you will get a kick out of it. If anyone can do the link thing to it that would help.
Thanks, check it out, Bob