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It’s a fact: Loving your
Jeep can change your life.
And we don’t mean that
in a weird way, either. It’s just that Jeep
Therapy helps thousands of people regain
their inner peace and sense of purpose.
One way to understand this concept is to
equate a good jeep to a service animal,
since they can do much the same sort of
work—it ’s jus t that you have to work a
little harder on the relationship since most
Jeeps don’t talk back very loudly.
So what exac tly is Jeep T herapy? It ’s
quite simple yet all encompassing. Giving
up your negative feelings while driving a
Jeep is c athar tic on many levels. We all
know how negative energy can ruin just
about anything—including a relation-
ship—yet driving a Jeep is almost a
surefire way of letting crap go and earning
a permagrin from ear to ear when you
need it most. You don’t even have to go
wheeling to earn this joyous gif t—jus t sit
in the old crate and dream of finer days
when it was new, or when it will t ake you
somewhere again. Remember that this
is legitimate therapy, and you may need
to t ake time of f work or home or life to
gain all of the discreet nuances involved
with deep-seated issues that need to be
cleansed away.
To start, simply say the letters slowly
while closing your eyes and dreaming
of knobby tires, a s teering wheel, and a
c ool mount ain breeze agains t your fac e.JJJ EEE EEE PPP. Make it a mantra type
of intonation, with notes of four-cylinder,
4.0L, or even AMC V-8 sounds. If you can
really dig deep, then words like Willys and
Bantam can slip out in your first session.
Then, if you can, drive your ride—even to
the park or across the street. It doesn’t have
to be a full-blown adventure to start—that’s
for advanced students of the art.
Advanced practitioners of this therapy
may f ind that the c os t involved in build-
ing, maintaining, or just collecting Jeeps
may increase substantially depending on
the level, but they will also find that true
happiness will shortly follow if you are
true to the principles of Jeep T herapy. Give
it a try. True believers know that the grins
on their faces are a direct result of Jeep
T herapy, and they want to c ontinue to b e
happy and share their insights with the
les s for tunate. Make sure to lis ten to your
Jeep—it may have a lot to say.
—Rick Péwé
[email protected]Jeep Therapy
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