The Point of No Return

It's been a while since I last posted. I had forgotten about you, I must admit. Ever hear of 'the point of no return'? I think of it in terms of space expeditions, but it could apply to any trip you take. I understand it to be the point in the trip where it's longer to go back than it is to keep traveling to your destination. Most of the time the point of no return would be your halfway point.

Whenever I'm going on a roadtrip I get this uneasy feeling when I reach this point. Sometimes I get it earlier than the point of no return. An hour out I'll feel a slight urge to turn around and go back. 60 miles isn't that far. It'll only take an hour to go back. It seems to so easy and reachable that it's tempting. Yet, I never turn around unless I have some real reason to do so.

I keep driving and soon I'm farther away and the possibility of turning around diminishes. Once I'm past the point of no return there's only my destination in mind, so I keep driving until I get there.