Life recently nudged me out of my comfort zone and shoved me onto a completely different road.
It’s the start of the summer heat in Las Vegas and and our annual migration to the Adirondack Mountains. Last year’s trip went sideways before it even began: our 10‑pound chorkie (a chihuahua/yorkie mix) barked while boarding, and the captain had us thrown off the plane. That moment has lived rent‑free in my nervous system ever since.
So this year, instead of a one‑day flight across the country, we’re renting an RV and taking six days to drive 2,300 miles through the heartland and on to the East Coast.
Our daughter is joining my wife and me — something we’ve never done before. We’re total newbies to RV life, and will be stopping each night at a Harvest Host farm, described on their website as one-of-a-kind places to stay and connect with fellow travelers.
People who know me would say I like getting where I’m going quickly — but life had other plans for this trip. Now I’ll be learning to embrace the slower road. For me, this trip will be a disruption, a forced change, and a reluctant beginning all rolled into one.
So, this week’s messages will take a detour also. Instead of loyalty (normally next up on my theme wheel), I’ll be writing about curiosity and adventure — qualities equally at home on the open road and in the workplace.
· Curiosity is a cognitive and emotional superpower. It transforms your brain, sharpens problem‑solving, reduces burnout, and boosts empathy by helping you see the world through someone else’s eyes.
· A sense of adventure is its companion. It pushes you out of your comfort zone, builds resilience, boosts confidence, and rewires your brain for growth. It lowers stress and expands your sense of what’s possible.
Needless to say, I’m curious to see how this all plays out. We leave Las Vegas at 6 a.m. Monday, heading toward our first stop in Grand Junction, Colorado. And this week’s messages will have a travel‑log tie‑in — all about the perspective out the windshield and the rear view mirror.
So buckle up and stay tuned. Life outside the comfort zone starts today.
Neale Donald Walsch (born 1943) is an American actor, screenwriter, speaker, and author of the series Conversations with God.
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