By: xiousgeonz

xiousgeonz — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:46:53 +0000

I was just telling an audience of three that one of the unexpected psychological side effects of cycling is that it is like going “back to nature.” When we’re out doin’ in nature, we feel more fully alive because we *have* to think and respond, and because we have to take what nature gives us. We feel that Special Oneness and talk to the squirrels and all that silliness.
When I’m cycling, I feel that same odd fondness (for just about everything except the squirrels) and the same eagerness to embrace the challenge of being more fully alive. What I do, matters and has a real impact. The sad thing is that that is every bit as true if I”m in a belchmobile… but I’m insulated from the question.
I love reframing “should I ride?” into “what can I do with this weather so I can ride?”

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By: xiousgeonz