Dooley Noted: 4/30/2016
Today, I drove on very narrow rain forest roads.
This was particularly challenging, since I was also driving on the left side of the road here in Grenada.
What I love about driving here is that you can’t get distracted…even for a second.
Text messaging? Please.
Messing with the radio? No way.
The roads are barely as wide as one car length in most of the country.
And there are no shoulders – so error means a 100-foot drop-off in several areas!
Every curve and massive hill make you feel like you are moving blindly.
You drive competitively with oncoming traffic – or they will halt you.
And very few road signs, including stop signs, are present.
Stop lights? No way.
You get attentive and aggressive yet driving well-below the speed limit (not that it’s posted).
I felt like I was in driver’s education class again.
Only, errors didn’t equate to a bad grade but the probability of an accident!
As we arrived to our destination, I checked my pulse – and made sure my Jonathan was okay!
We drove into the rain forest to find beautiful waterfalls that we’d have missed – had we not taken the chance to find them.
Life’s greatest rewards require you to take narrow, dodgy roads where you have to look alive.
I hope you take every single dodgy road.
I hope you buckle up and move carefully and tenaciously towards the things you want to achieve.
I hope you use all the skills you’ve banked, so you can move cautiously and diligently toward your goals.
And once you’re there, I hope you enjoy the view.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley
