I go to books and to nature as the bee goes to a flower, for a nectar that I can make into my own honey. – John Burroughs
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Bike Writer # 46 – Take In A Little Steam
Wherever you are, be there totally. – Eckhart Tolle
Bike Writer # 45 – It’s Mind Over What Matters
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. – Buddha
Bike Writer # 44 – The Paddler
With every stroke, with every ounce of me, I move forward. Pulling myself through the wake of life. Today, I cross a pond. Tomorrow…I challenge the ocean. – Ash
Bike Writer # 43 – It’s Not About Always Being the Best, It’s About Always Being You!
Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. – Henry van Dyke
Story Jots # 1 – Soon…
In the bowels of those human cages, he promised soon he would have his revenge. A promise that has kept him alive all this time. A promise he made ten years ago to his fiance on that dark and rainy night when her life was taken from him. By his hand.
Far From Home
I walk this earth an alien
no place here for a castaway
surrounded all the time
still alone
My blood, it’s not like yours
it repels
it taints
it makes things you love disappear
Bike Writer # 42 – Enjoy the Sandbox of Nature…it’s Free!
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. – Margaret Atwood
A Shade of Ash # 6 – Why does the happiest day of my life keep breaking my heart?
I tried again today as I have tried so many times since the last heartstring that bound us severed. For a split-second, I got to hear your voice. For a split-second, I thought you would listen to mine. It was the longest pause yet…trust me, I know.
So, Ashton, I guess it’s another “Happy Birthday” sent off into the universe with all my love. Maybe it will find the world I’ve lost and help return it to me.
– Dad xoxo
Journal Entry # 183 – You’re Stronger Than You Think
Pray not for a lighter load, but for stronger shoulders. – Augustine of Hippo
Earth To Ash 