Comments on: Making Driving Alone Productive: A Do-And-Don’t Guide http://www.gipplaster.com/2010/06/23/making-driving-alone-productive-a-do-and-dont-guide/ Getting so much more from a simple, deliberate life. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:30:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mafiamomma http://www.gipplaster.com/2010/06/23/making-driving-alone-productive-a-do-and-dont-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Mafiamomma Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:59:38 +0000 http://www.gipplaster.com/?p=507#comment-372 Love to drive with a chosen few or by myself. Have driven from Maine to California and back several times and places in between the two oceans. Had a terrific time with doing the trip with a friend and met terrific people along the way when I have been alone. There is something nice about being enveloped in a place that is relatively protected from the world where you can explore your thoughts, ideas, and work out the things that are perplexing with God. Resisted getting a cell phone for years because I wanted one place in the world where no one could get to me. Nice to have one for safety, but good to be able to turn it off and when you stop to read the texts or hear the messages if so desired. We get to be slaves of electronic things in life and do not feel that we are productive if we are not on a cell, faxing something, on a computer or blackberry. Driving alone with nothing on where someone can find you, is almost as good as a mini-vacation, the world will not stop spinning if we do not answer a phone or send an e mail. God took care of others quite well before all these things. Love having driving music, stuff that makes you want to belt out the oldie but goodies from when we were younger just like finally does. Makes you revert back to when our lives were "simpler and funer". Sometimes one needs to go straight from point A to B. Other times take a detour down highway A1, 2, 3 and see the wonderful things that God created that you have missed. There are many surprises out in the world still. Take a little pocket notebook to write down the things you thought or saw along the way--do not use anything electronic to keep them.lol. This is back to the old days trip--People use to pile in the car on a Sunday afternoon and drive around to see what was there and have fun. Time to do this every so often again.--Yes, I know that gas is more, but throw your change in a cup to get money to fill the car.--It is time for you to unwind, throw things away that are not good for you and get a new perspective on life by driving alone. God will probably show you all kinds of neat things too. Love to drive with a chosen few or by myself. Have driven from Maine to California and back several times and places in between the two oceans.
Had a terrific time with doing the trip with a friend and met terrific people along the way when I have been alone. There is something nice about being enveloped in a place that is relatively protected from the world where you can explore your thoughts, ideas, and work out the things that are perplexing with God. Resisted getting a cell phone for years because I wanted one place in the world where no one could get to me. Nice to have one for safety, but good to be able to turn it off and when you stop to read the texts or hear the messages if so desired. We get to be slaves of electronic things in life and do not feel that we are productive if we are not on a cell, faxing something, on a computer or blackberry. Driving alone with nothing on where someone can find you, is almost as good as a mini-vacation, the world will not stop spinning if we do not answer a phone or send an e mail. God took care of others quite well before all these things.

Love having driving music, stuff that makes you want to belt out the oldie but goodies from when we were younger just like finally does. Makes you revert back to when our lives were “simpler and funer”. Sometimes one needs to go straight from point A to B.

Other times take a detour down highway A1, 2, 3 and see the wonderful things that God created that you have missed. There are many surprises out in the world still. Take a little pocket notebook to write down the things you thought or saw along the way–do not use anything electronic to keep them.lol. This is back to the old days trip–People use to pile in the car on a Sunday afternoon and drive around to see what was there and have fun. Time to do this every so often again.–Yes, I know that gas is more, but throw your change in a cup to get money to fill the car.–It is time for you to unwind, throw things away that are not good for you and get a new perspective on life by driving alone. God will probably show you all kinds of neat things too.

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]]> By: finallygettingtoeven.com http://www.gipplaster.com/2010/06/23/making-driving-alone-productive-a-do-and-dont-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-290 finallygettingtoeven.com Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:39:23 +0000 http://www.gipplaster.com/?p=507#comment-290 It's me again...and I have a confession to make...Dave and I just returned from a marathon 20 hr trip in the car and while the first 10 hours we were riding together, the final 10 I was following him in another car. The first few hours I was content to be by myself but then 'I' got to be too much! (imagine that)...So I had to distract myself -from myself. On went the radio, full blast of course, out came my 'bestest singing voice' and the hours flew by. But the funny thing is I thought of YOU, yup, you! (let's keep that our little secret from dave, haha)... I thought "Boy, Gip would not be very proud of my right now, nope-he would be downright disappointed in fact"... Gee- thanks Gip, now I have my conscious sitting on my right shoulder and you have moved right in over on my left...! It’s me again…and I have a confession to make…Dave and I just returned from a marathon 20 hr trip in the car and while the first 10 hours we were riding together, the final 10 I was following him in another car. The first few hours I was content to be by myself but then ‘I’ got to be too much! (imagine that)…So I had to distract myself -from myself.

On went the radio, full blast of course, out came my ‘bestest singing voice’ and the hours flew by. But the funny thing is I thought of YOU, yup, you! (let’s keep that our little secret from dave, haha)…

I thought “Boy, Gip would not be very proud of my right now, nope-he would be downright disappointed in fact”… Gee- thanks Gip, now I have my conscious sitting on my right shoulder and you have moved right in over on my left…!

]]> By: Sam http://www.gipplaster.com/2010/06/23/making-driving-alone-productive-a-do-and-dont-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Sam Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:56:11 +0000 http://www.gipplaster.com/?p=507#comment-280 I feel like I could have written this post :) Great advice and I'm really enjoying your blog. I feel like I could have written this post :)

Great advice and I’m really enjoying your blog.

]]> By: Kate http://www.gipplaster.com/2010/06/23/making-driving-alone-productive-a-do-and-dont-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Kate Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:20:15 +0000 http://www.gipplaster.com/?p=507#comment-265 Hi Gip, thanks for the mention, very excited about our posts, and glad I got that spot! And I completely agree about driving, there can be something quite soothing about having no music or phone, just listening to the sounds of the road and the birds (if there isn't too much traffic!!) Kate Hi Gip, thanks for the mention, very excited about our posts, and glad I got that spot!
And I completely agree about driving, there can be something quite soothing about having no music or phone, just listening to the sounds of the road and the birds (if there isn’t too much traffic!!)
Kate

]]> By: Gip Plaster http://www.gipplaster.com/2010/06/23/making-driving-alone-productive-a-do-and-dont-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Gip Plaster Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:17:18 +0000 http://www.gipplaster.com/?p=507#comment-259 Dia, thanks for joining us here. I hope you'll visit often. I like listening to other people's thoughts and ideas when I can't think of any of my own, then I turn them off as soon as my brain begins to spin -- at least, that's the idea. And thanks, finallygettingtoeven, for continuing to comment here. I'm glad you're finding joy in your alone time. Drive carefully! Gip Dia, thanks for joining us here. I hope you’ll visit often. I like listening to other people’s thoughts and ideas when I can’t think of any of my own, then I turn them off as soon as my brain begins to spin — at least, that’s the idea.

And thanks, finallygettingtoeven, for continuing to comment here. I’m glad you’re finding joy in your alone time. Drive carefully!

Gip

]]> By: finallygettingtoeven.com http://www.gipplaster.com/2010/06/23/making-driving-alone-productive-a-do-and-dont-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-255 finallygettingtoeven.com Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:59:38 +0000 http://www.gipplaster.com/?p=507#comment-255 Great thoughts Gip. I used to drive with the radio on full blast and I would be the one that pulled up beside you singing at the top of my lungs like the 'crazy' woman that I am. You would look at me and I would smile and continue to belt out my tunes. Ah, how times have changed. Now I want to be alone with myself in the car. No noise, no distractions, just thinking. It's like my cocoon where I can roll up the windows, lock myself inside and keep the rest of the world out. When they seem to be closing in on me, I just slam the accelerator down a little harder. Just checked out your guest posters site coming up...looking forward to her post. Great thoughts Gip. I used to drive with the radio on full blast and I would be the one that pulled up beside you singing at the top of my lungs like the ‘crazy’ woman that I am. You would look at me and I would smile and continue to belt out my tunes.

Ah, how times have changed. Now I want to be alone with myself in the car. No noise, no distractions, just thinking. It’s like my cocoon where I can roll up the windows, lock myself inside and keep the rest of the world out. When they seem to be closing in on me, I just slam the accelerator down a little harder.

Just checked out your guest posters site coming up…looking forward to her post.

]]> By: Dia http://www.gipplaster.com/2010/06/23/making-driving-alone-productive-a-do-and-dont-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Dia Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:54:03 +0000 http://www.gipplaster.com/?p=507#comment-254 What I usually do when I drive is to listen to audio cd that deal about personal development. It helps to ingrain the positive info in me and I find it a great way to help me think positively. Thanks for sharing Gip What I usually do when I drive is to listen to audio cd that deal about personal development. It helps to ingrain the positive info in me and I find it a great way to help me think positively. Thanks for sharing Gip
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