Positive Vibes

I was having a rough one last night. The bike is having more issues and I’m about 25 miles now from a bike repair shop. It’s working for now but I have no idea how long my temp fix will work. Basically, I was feeling defeated. It is incredibly frustrating to feel physically and mentally strong but have something fail that is beyond your control. When I woke this morning I needed to refocus.

I woke up feeling a little better. I turned on my phone and saw over a dozen FB posts, messages, and texts from friends around the globe with encouragement. I’m usually not one to try to get attention but my call for help last night seemed necessary due to the funk I was in. The messages helped lift my spirits and as I was getting ready I saw some beautiful flowers in the light of the rising sun. I just paused and looked at them. I took a deep breath and took a picture because if I can’t take ten seconds to enjoy and capture an image of flowers then why the hell am doing this?

Things got better throughout the morning as I focused on what I could control and all the positive things in my life. I have food, water, my health, am in a beautiful world with great people, and I am on an adventure. I literally get to wake up every morning and say, “What should I do today? Oh, I know, CONTINUE ON MY FUCKING ADVENTURE!!!!”

So incredibly cool. It’s a great life.