For the past few days I’ve been enjoying the seasonal - and welcomed - challenge of keeping my mood on track. One of the ways that my mood messes with my head is cravings - ravenous ones. That’s why I started looking at tires.Cravings hit me most when I’m driving somewhere - especially if it’s a long drive. I associate long drives with road trips, I associate road trips with road food, I associate rood food with travel, I associate travel with freedom.On this particular “long drive” (25 minutes) I developed a craving out of nowhere. I started wondering:Am I anxious about something?Do I need some type of dopamine hit right now?What is causing my mind to think about that?I then decided, that it doesn’t matter what is causing it or if anything is on my mind. That feeling is there, it’s okay, and I need to change the game.I came to an intersection, stopped, and directed my attention to the right rear tire of the car to my left.I noticed the tire’s brand, the bright mint green cap that covers the air hose socket, the tread - it looked newer, the brake pad, the wheel itself - shiny, and I noticed how the tire moved when the stop and go light turned green.I stopped thinking about my craving and started wondering about the tire.I didn’t silence the craving by ignoring it. I acknowledged it and I reminded myself it’s okay to have it. I also started noticing something else totally unrelated.Next time frozen custard or cookies (oh my gosh, cookies are a problem for me) is on your mind, consider a tire.

Last modified on 2022-04-22