I have kept a constant riding schedule of anywhere from 2-4 hours of riding a day. Now you ask.... Brian, don't you have homework you should be doing during that time? Answer being... of course I do... I always have work I need to be doing, but I choose to set aside this time each day to get out and see the neighborhoods and streets around me. I separate this time of my day from the rest of my work, and I devote this time to relieving stress and enjoying the beautiful Virginia Beach weather.
During my ride I can't worry about the massive amounts of reading and editing I need to be doing. I can't worry about girl troubles or the fact I don't have the adequate groceries for any resemblance of a dinner that night. I have to concentrate on completing my ride. I have to concentrate on adjusting gears and maintaining speeds. I have to concentrate on switching lanes on a busy 6 lane highway without becoming a pancake by those over-sized SUV's.
My world and my work do not interfere with my bike riding. My difficulty of my bike riding helps me see that my work back at school isn't so bad after all.
We are strengthened by the difficulties we go through. The hardships and challenges we go through or place ourselves in only allows us to come out stronger if we have the heart to persevere.
Find time to escape this world and concentrate on a different struggle. Build yourself elsewhere besides schoolwork and life. Get out and see a side of the world in which you don't have to face the obstacles you normally see.
Keep this in mind..... In every road I ride on there are two ways to travel. The path is geographically the same, but the difficulty and terrain are completely different depending if I ride the route 'forwards' or 'backwards.' Try riding life backwards for a change. Challenge yourself and see the peace God will bless you with and the strength you will walk away with at the end. You are loved, Brian McCluskey
2 comments:
That's good stuff man. Going against the grain may allow God to reveal things He wouldn't have been able to before. Thanks
I like what you're saying.
Unfortunately, the last time I rode a bike, peddling backwards served the purpose of a desperate attempt to slow down on the hill that lead straight for the main road... with lots of SUVs just waiting to squash me.
I really should get me a bike.
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