Archive for June, 2008

Rider in the Storm

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Riding in the rain used to terrify me.  I was afraid of all the things that could go wrong.  My confidence in the bike and my confidence in myself as a rider were put into question as soon as the first drops of water hit the pavement.
Today was different and I could appreciate how much […]

Roots

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Sometimes I forget where I came from.  I don’t mean that I lose track of where my house is or that I used to live in Maryland, but that I forget who I used to be and how things in my life have formed who I am today.
I think a lot of this is attributed […]

Gratitude

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Striving for happiness and being happy are separated only by perspective.  One is believing that happiness is in the future while the other is believing that happiness is here now.
To begin moving from believing that things and events in the future will make you happy towards believing that the things in your life today make […]