So there I was, pedalling along, minding my own business, doing my thing, keeping my commitment to...to...to whatever it was I was committed to, and then blammo! Yes, BLAMMO! Blammo smack dab into the ditch. I drove that bicycle right into the ditch and then I just lay there...for four days! Four long days in the ditch. Then finally I realized no one was coming to pull me out of the ditch and so, here I am, climbing out of the ditch, and, believe it or not, getting back on the bicycle because, as they always say, the best thing to do when you fall off your bicycle is, of course, to get up and get right back on and begin pedalling pedalling pedalling.
Okay, I confess. I didn't really fall off a real bicycle. The bicycle here is my commitment to writing writing writing. Its a metaphor for goodness sake. And forgive me if I am a little testy. When one falls off the "bicycle" as it were, it is an onerous task to get riding again. But it can be done. It can.
They say once you learn to ride a bike you never forget. It is all about balance and once to find that balance and lean into the forward momentum and pedal away, you find yourself on the move toward your goal. And it doesn't matter if you goal is a ride to the park or up a mountain or in a race. The point is the ride and keeping the forward motion going and, forgive me for being cliche, but, it really is all about just doing it.
So the journey is jump-started again. I have my bicycle shorts on and my helmet on my head. It may just be my laptop and creativity, but it works. The road ahead stretches out to be explored. Come on with me! Let's see where all this takes us. Thoughts and musings come from paying attention to the sights, sounds and things you encounter along the way. Oh, ya, I did check the brakes and they work, but they should only be applied to avoid an accident or to take a break to recreate.
And away we go....
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