What is My Relationship with Change and Uncertainty?

Putting wheels on one’s home and driving down the street is both an exhilarating and scary experience. Fully loaded with fuel, fresh water, and a minimal complement of personal belongings, a motor home can easily weigh over seventeen thousand pounds. Attach a tow vehicle and said motor home could stretch over 45 feet. There are no exams to drive one's house down the road (there probably should be). Experience, common sense, and a bit of luck go a long way in ensuring a safe journey.

Unfortunately, experience and luck were in short supply on a recent trip through Louisiana's marshlands. I was headed to a campsite in a state park, but unfortunately took a wrong turn and needed to find a large enough space to turn around. After driving aimlessly for several miles, I found a suitable site. Experience driving on the West Coast had taught me that gravel and grass could support the weight of a heavy vehicle. However, no sooner than I turned off the main road did the tires sink into the bogy soil. I was stuck.