By Lisa Slayton; part four of a series. Reprinted from The Wholeness Journey. Last fall my husband and I took a wonderful trip to central Italy. After a few days in Bologna, we headed to Florence and Tuscany. On our way, we detoured slightly to stop at the Ferrari and Lamborghini factories. These stops included the opportunity for us to drive a…
By Lisa Slayton; part three of a series. Reprinted from The Wholeness Journey. In the fall of 1983, I bought my first new car. It was a red 1984 Toyota Corolla. It was a five-speed and it was zippy. By now my ability to handle a clutch was pretty good. But this new one still took a bit of time to become…
By Lisa Slayton; part two of a series. Reprinted from The Wholeness Journey. I upgraded my driving skills, less grinding and more stability, but stayed with a VW and, for a brief season in the early 1980s, drove an orange beetle that I loved. That poor car withstood a couple of wild years with me, but sadly succumbed to a bad roll…
By Lisa Slayton; part one of a series. Reprinted from The Wholeness Journey. I learned to drive a stick shift in 1976 in a light blue 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. For anyone who remembers learning to drive a four- or five-speed, you know that sound that occurs when the gears grind. It is a bad sound, kind of sets your teeth on edge.…
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