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A moment to pause

A moment to pause

I was pedaling toward The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, a year ago today as my wife and I completed our cross-country adventure.  There were so many emotions percolating within me it was impossible to acknowledge them all, but one thing was evident, a feeling of trust.    Trust is vital for your well-being when you're physically or mentally suffering, but when you're hurting, many demons look to tarnish it by sowing seeds of doubt as you wonder if you'll feel normal again.    Trust, along with gratitude and generosity (last week's MTP), is one of the nine attitudes of...

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#40 - dancing in the rain

#40 - dancing in the rain

Yesterday, my wife and I took our dogs for our routine evening walk. It's a quality time moment that allows us to share about our days, get a few steps in, and hang with our dogs.  About halfway through our walk, the sky opened up with an impressive summer thunderstorm. You could see steam rising from the hot asphalt as our soaked clothes began to cling to our bodies. It was awesome.  Our older dogs didn't mind a bit, and our puppy bounced from puddle to puddle as she tried to catch the raindrops before they hit the ground. It...

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#41: when someone believes in you

#41: when someone believes in you

Yesterday, I was doing a podcast interview, and the seemingly required first question was, "What is your story? Include any turning points in your life that significantly impacted you." I knew the host wanted to get to my "Last Bad Day" story - hey, if it bleeds, it leads, as they say in journalism, but I threw him a slight curve ball. I've never shared this story before, but it substantially impacted my life.  I was never a kid who loved school. I did okay, but only half-gassed my studies. I was more interested in sports but had a thing...

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#43 - remembering things that have helped you heal

#43 - remembering things that have helped you heal

I've been on a Facebook Marketplace selling spree over the last two weeks. Yesterday, I snooped around my bike cave for other things to list and found these four screws.  In some self-help spaces on the internet, it's common to see posts that claim that "You're not broken." But here's the thing, we break physically and emotionally. It's part of the ride and doesn't make us less than.  I've experienced too many breaks to count, and these four screws held my tibia together until they started loosening - yes, I had a few loose screws in me from time to time. :) ...

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#46 and #45 things you side on the side of the road

#46 and #45 things you side on the side of the road

Over the weekend, I took a casual ride to celebrate the end of le Tour de France. Given my slower pace, I saw two things that made me smile.  According to Strava, I have cycled this one road almost 800 times since 2017. On the surface, it seems like nothing has changed. You first pass the post office, and then across the street, it's the house with Ireland's Flag, then it's the house with the antique Citroën, then the deli, and so forth and so on.  But just as I got to the top of a slight bump, I looked to...

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