Fort Stockton - at last

Fort Stockton RV Park

April 4, 2019

Was a long drive today. Also a good learning day. It was 250 miles, which with all the stops, took just under six hours. That was about 2 hours too long, even with the stops.

I knew the drive to Fort Stockton was going to be a long one, so I'd planned to stay for two days. However, I recovered quickly this evening, so I changed up my stops. I realized my next two days(Van Horn and Las Cruces) were just about two-and-a-half hours each depending on how long I decide to stop and rest. I could handle both since I planned two days at Las Cruces.

My next long run was scheduled to be from Las Cruces to Albuquerque--another six hours. It’s a run I’ve made non-stop many times in the past. The new reality, though, is I’ve got to recognize my limitations however much my ego may rebel. So I added a stop I’d thought about on past trips.

Reflections

The hardest part is that next to last line...accepting where I am now, instead of wanting to be where I used to be. I’ve been able to pace myself on my overseas trips, but each of those was a new experience. RVing is something I’ve been doing for twenty years (excluding the last few years when I was ill.) Memory and ego...hard to overcome.

I remember going back skiing with one of my youth groups. It had been years since I had been, but once on the skis my mind remembered all the moves. My body? Not so much. But things were going great until I “hit the wall” about three hours before I would have stopped in the past. Let’s just say, getting down the mountain the rest of the way was..."interesting."

My problem is I’m like a lithium ion battery as opposed the a regular one. I go right up to the my limit and then...wham...I’m done.

I’ve been working on this from a physical perspective for years with no results. So, from now on I’m going to address it as a spiritual problem.

God said, "I AM."

I need to be able to say,

"I am."

Not,

"I was."

Till then…

Thanks for yonderin’ with me.