American-Dream-To-Nightmare-Bob Davis Podcast 1031

American Dream To Nightmare

Above all it seems like we have brought the American Dream To Nightmare and you can learn more in American-Dream-To-Nightmare-Bob Davis Podcast 1031

Not A Rant

Firstly this is not a rant about how bad things are.

Nomads Are Not Anxious or Exhausted

Secondly this is about how anxiety back in the world doesn’t seem to effect nomads.

New Research About American Life Is Not Good

Most importantly research shows people are waking up in the middle of the night and end up tired all day.

Boundaries Gone

In addition all boundaries seem to have evaporated. It’s all in American-Dream-To-Nightmare-Bob Davis Podcast 1031.

Bad Food

Finally our eating habits are worse then ever.

Sugar Highs Drinking And Drugging

Even more drinking and drugging seems to be the order of the day.

Gone Nuts

Seems like the whole world has gone nuts.

Back In The World

On the other hand I don’t feel it as much as my friends back in the world.

Wonder Years To X-Files

Moreover the much vaunted American Dream’s Wonder Years seem have been replaced with the X-Files.

Desert Life Means No Anxiety

Meanwhile out here in the desert the anxiety doesn’t seem to reach us.

Choosing The Nomad Life

In the same vein my peace is due to choosing the nomad life.

High Vibration

And the nomad life is a very high vibration.

So it works for me.

Consequently don’t let the title of this podcast scare you.

New American Dream

For example there’s no reason a New American Dream can’t take hold and flourish.

Freedom To Choose

That is to say a dream where we we have the freedom to choose the life we define.

Take This Job and Shove It

Maybe this is why so many people are singing ‘Take This Job and Shove it’.

Hit The Road

For example I threw the baby out with the bath water.

Hitting the road permanently.

You Might Not Need The Extreme Approach

On the other hand someone else’s dream might not require such an extreme approach.

Better Nutrition

Finally it’s about proper nutrition and living better.

Choices We Can Make

Most importantly these are choices we can make.

Taking Back Control Of Our Life

To sum up creating The New American Dream may have something to do with seizing control.

Brink Of Madness

In short it’s time to take our lives back from the brink of madness.

And if it means making an offer on your old man’s 1996 RV…

Then I’ll save a spot for you in Quartzsite!

American-Dream-To-Nightmare-Bob Davis Podcast 1031

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Walking-Nomad-Labyrinth-Bob Davis Podcast 1028

Walking The Nomad Labyrinth

Above all travel is a meditation so walking the nomad labyrinth is what it’s all about. What’s a labyrinth? Learn more in Walking-Nomad-Labyrinth-Bob Davis Podcast 1028.

Mission

Firstly when I pulled away from my house over a year ago to start this adventure I didn’t really have a mission. A reason for doing what I was doing.

Just Driving

Secondly I learned pretty quickly there is a meditative quality to just driving. Just watching the landscape roll by.

Coast To Coast

And this is what I did consistently for a year. Coast to coast. Border to Border. Crisscrossing the Midwest many times.

Slow Down

These days I’ve decided to slow down. Spend some time in places I’m interested in.

Finding A Footing

Therefore my podcasts have been a little more philosophical lately due to finding new footing in a slower travel approach.

Mission Statement For Second Year

Most importantly right now I am working to define a mission statement for the second year of travel.

Just Scratched The Surface

Because I feel like I have only scratched the surface.

Getting To Know A Place

Whether I am in some dusty Texas beach town or here in Quirky Quartzsite Arizona I am spending a little more time to get to know the town and its people.

Cue The Wanderlust

Certainly I haven’t lost my wanderlust.

New Orientation

And I have detailed my new orientation to higher fuel prices.

Campground Is Home

However I was a little surprised at how easily I’ve settled in on a Bureau of Land Management Campground just north of town.

More Time To Think

As a result I have some time to think in some different ways.

Urban Life

For example lately I’m interested in how the pressures and intensity of urban life doesn’t really effect the nomad.

Challenges

Certainly we have our trials and tribulations, but even these often become fun challenges.

Learning New Skills

Even more we’re always learning new skills, back road routes and about new campsites and rigs.

Internal Processes

Finally what has always interested me is the internal processes we nomads experience.

Common and Extraordinary

And I think those experiences are both common and extraordinary among the nomad community.

Walk About Talk About

In short this is what I have decided to talk about when I am relating my nomad experiences.

That is to say there are plenty of communicators talking about the best bike rack to buy for your rig, or where to get new tires and how to dump your tanks somewhere.

Not Easy

On the other hand these sometimes powerfully emotional experiences we have are not easy to put into words, let alone talk about.

Choices

But that is what I have chosen to do.

To sum up some of these musings are better than others, when it comes to a Podcast.

In the same vein it’s all part of the work.

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Wearing-Arizona-Out-Bob Davis Podcast 1026

Wearing Out Arizona

Firstly I am wearing Arizona out right now. High fuel prices means spending more time in individual states. Learn more in Wearing-Arizona-Out-Bob Davis Podcast 1026.

Got A Thing

Secondly I have had a thing for Arizona for a long time.

Search For The Old West

Above all I continue the search for the Old West.

All Desert

Even more now that the colder weather is filtering down from the Canyon to the Mountains it’s all desert for me.

Love It!

And I couldn’t be happier.

More Time In Arizona

As the result of higher fuel prices I am adjusting my travel plans so that I can spend more time in certain places.

Nomads In A Good Position

Certainly I’ve made the case that nomads are better positioned to reduce their exposure to inflation. Click here for that podcast.

Free Camping

Even more since orienting to this new plan I have become very focused on dispersed camping, free camping and even hanging out at Truck Stops when I am in transit. I share some of those tips in Wearing-Arizona-Out-Bob Davis Podcast 1026.

Something About Arizona

But overall there is something about Arizona.

Maybe it’s the sunsets.

Juniper

In addition I can never get enough of the scent of juniper on the fire.

Pines And Mountains

Or the pines and the mountain woods.

Highways

Finally we have all seen the Arizona Highways pictures.

On the other hand there are some amazing highways and views in this state. In the past few weeks I’ve had the pleasure to experience many of them.

Plan

To sum up we nomads are lucky. If we plan it right we can avoid spending too much money.

Low Profile

And I am still learning how to achieve as low a profile as possible so I am not exposed to the higher and higher prices.

As a result I get to see some really cool places that most wouldn’t bother.

Whether it’s Gila Bend in the south or the Navajo Nation to the north.

Off The Beaten Path

In the same vein if you can get off the beaten paths anywhere you get to see different parts of the US and these are some of the best places, in my opinion.

Wearing-Arizona-Out-Bob Davis Podcast 1026

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