Day 42, Aug 10, Leoti, CO.
Today I passed two landmarks, entering our 5th state, Kansas, and Crossing soon after into another time zone, CST. The travel wasn’t easy as 2/3’s of it was into a headwind and the temp reached 98 degrees (cooled off from yesterday!) That was offset though by the road quality. As soon as I crossed into Kansas the road surface became silky smooth, not the bumpy macadam with repeated marginal repair attempts with sealer I had become accustomed to, and a good shoulder. Also, passing trucks went out of their way to move into the other lane giving me a wide berth. Some even waved at me. What?! Combined with minimal traffic, I was in Heaven.
So, like other areas of life, including Recovery, I think I’ll celebrate landmarks like State lines, be appreciative of the small graces like smooth pavement with good shoulders, and expect there will be times on rough macadam with strong headwinds.
Addiction is a brain disease.
It disables sound decision-making.
It is treatable.
Community matters.