This was a first of its kind, and it was awesome– I loved it: Mark Haywood, senior at the University of North Carolina, asked if he could interview me “on the road.” He proposed that he walk some miles with me during the radio interview, so we met up yesterday and promptly hit the pavement together.
I told Mark that I needed to walk by East Chapel Hill High School, and, an NC native, he knew the best way. We walked for miles through neighborhoods, rural backroads, and urban main roads. As he asked me a wide variety of broad and specific questions, I delivered full, complete answers to him, pausing occasionally as twenty-ton diesel trucks roared by us.
Mark was the first reporter I’ve spoken with who has actually chosen to “experience” the road, and I loved it. We enjoyed a wonderful conversation, both on and off the record. I learned fascinating things about Mark as well, for he’s about to undergo a major “next-step” transition project as he’ll soon be graduating, and faces a world of possibilities post-graduation.
As the interview was concluding, Mark, who’s obviously ready to work hard to create a very bright future for himself, asked me: “how should I decide what to do next?”
My answer: “Seek your answer in receptive silence. Go out into nature. Meditate. Clear the clouds of clutter within to reach the golden voice of intuition grounded within you– to reach and read your ‘God Compass,’ which will always point you in the right direction.”
Yesterday’s Route: