Call it the dualistic nature of the world but I, for as long as I can remember, have always looked toward opposites to define things. For example: If you want to understand the nature of darkness, you look to the light for answers and vice versa. If you want to understand love, look at hate. Things can be hard to define and furthermore, to understand. Especially things that have aspects of it that are not obvious. So, when thinking about freedom, I look toward my personal experiences that show me what freedom is not. That has helped me to understand it, to love it and ultimately, to be willing to give anything to experience it.

   Sadly, I can honestly say that I have encountered way more situations in life that oppose freedom than those that support it. Yet, I believe those experience brought me to a place of understanding that could not occur if I had not lived what I have lived. This extends beyond physical freedom, it includes spiritual and mental freedom.

What I have learned is that spiritual and mental freedom are my first priority. Without it, physical freedom wont feel free. I have done a lot of work to unwind myself from the social pressures of being “the right way”, as if there is such a thing. My first awakening was realizing that the right way was NOTwhat everybody else is doing. If it were, we wouldn’t have the problems that we have in the world today. I also realized that the right thing is going to be different for everybody. My right way,  is not going to be another persons. Accepting this has been an even longer voyage of self discovery. One that led me to realize that I couldn’t look to anybody for the right way but myself and God. The most important lesson I learned is simply that the right way is constantly changing. Todays right way may not be tomorrows. So if I want to live “the right way”, I need to be willing to seize the moment and quickly move on to the next right way if I want to be happy. I think this is what keeps each of us moving and experiencing life. It is the water to the tree of life. The tree next to a healthy river is always the greenest right? So I am taking bold steps toward my goals and dreams. I am shedding myself of the unatural social pressures that choke a persons freedom and taking a chance that there is something out of the norm,

 but perfect for me. Spiritual, mental and physical freedom are the ideal. They are, to me, as close to heaven as we can be on earth. Most never get to experience any of them and even fewer all three. I dream of a day when I can experience all three, simultaneously.

By “we” I mean My wife, kids and myself. No this is not a post about aliens. Well, some people may find our idea of living on a bus alien, but it is not. Here is where I post others who have had the same idea to show that were not the only people who are insane enough to try this. Enjoy!

Here is a link to a family who are dreaming of a certain special bus.
http://doubledeckerbuses.org

Here is a video of a family who has actually done it.

Here is one for sale but it isn’t really our style. Very well done though!
http://www.MyVintageBus.com/

Here is a really nice more modern version of a double decker bus converted into a motorhome

Another fancy double decker
http://www.privatemotorcoach.info/

Another one showing the conversion process

and last but not least, The Sprockets. A circus family traveling the world in a double decker bus and living off their performances.
The Sprockets

There are also a few websites assisting people with doing their own conversions one of which is..
http://reddragonbus.proboards.com/index.cgi

So, are we crazy for wanting to convert a double decker bus and live in it? Perhaps the answer is still yes, but the point is, we are not alone!