In my car

One of my absolute favorite places to be is inside of my car. Not necessarily driving, just inside my car.

I'll pause to allow you to reflect on the last 2 years and think if you've ever seen me talking on the phone in my car or been on the phone with me and heard me say "I'm outside sitting in my car" LOL.

I love driving alone and HOLLERING to a cd I've put in or whatever is on the radio. It's not a real ride if you're not belting out some tunes :)

I often measure my driving distance by how many songs I've listened to during the ride. I might be one of the few people out there who still enjoys listening to a full album and not just mix cds. I know I can listen to the Wicked soundtrack one and a half times between my alma mater and my parent's house.

One morning I realized that not everybody behaves the way I do. It was sad to look at the people in the cars around staring blankly at the road ahead of them. At that moment it dawned on me, what do other people do when they ride alone in their car? If you're listening to news radio or a book on tape I can understand the non-reactive face and silent lips. Classical/jazz I sort of see that but you can still hum along. After that, I'm lost.

The word "lost" just gave me an aha moment. Sometimes being in your car is the only place where you can find peace and quite. So it might be a good place for reflection. I've encountered God while sitting in my car on many occasions. I've had a lot of good ideas and inspiration in my car. I've had a lot of really meaningful conversations in my car. But I still wonder what other people are doing in their cars when I see the blank stares. Are you really just driving? Maybe it's that simple. But I don't know.

Here in my car

I feel safest of all

I can lock all my doors

It's the only way to live

In cars

The best is yet to come,
~Adwoa