Pray not for a lighter load, but for stronger shoulders. – Augustine of Hippo
Journal Entry # 183 – You’re Stronger Than You Think
Bike Writer # 41 – For a Spell, For a Flower
Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Journal Entry # 182 – Embrace the Space
Explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely, mysterious, and awesome space. – Edward Abbey
Bike Writer # 40 – Paint A Beautiful Life For Yourself!
I went for a bike ride today. A small one, but it was enough to make me realized something. That moments like this are really, just little paint strokes on a portrait of my life. So, the more strokes I take, the more beautiful I make the big picture become. – Ash
Bike Writer # 39 – First, Put the Bike Together!
Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. – Mary Oliver
Should I Say, Or Should I Go? – A Covid Moment
Hey all,
So, I was at out the other day doing a supply run. I have a section of the city which has a Walmart, a grocery store, a pet store, a drug store, and a gas station with a coffee drive thru. Boom! It’s been very convenient given the times and has become my one stop shop for getting everything we need in the same general area. It limits my having to go all over the city and potentially exposing myself to even more concentrations of people. Being around people is one element to going out nowadays, the other is the way we shop. Things sure look a whole lot different than most of us have been accustomed to. I’m assuming things are different for you as well. I guess you’ve seen a dramatic change too when it comes to staying safe and staying stocked up. Though, I will say that I actually love some of new measures put in place. Essential businesses have done a great job evolving, and I hope they will think about keeping some of those new changes around for the future. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with making the shopping experience safer for customers, only how do we keep the same shopping experience safe from other customers?
Journal Entry # 181 – Here’s a Splash of Reality
Like a river, you too will lead to something much bigger. – Ash
Journal Entry # 180 – Be Someone Who Smiles in the Rain
Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. – Roger Miller
Journal Entry # 179 – Not Then, Not When, Just Right Now…Live!
Life is not what happened back there or what might happen up ahead. Life is like the rhythm of the heart — every breath, every blink of the eye. It is beat by beat, moment by moment. This…is all there is. This…is all we need. – Andy Puddicombe
Journal Entry # 178 – Together, We Will Overcome
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller
Earth To Ash 