Compression / Forward Mass.
The summer is over. Fall has washed its cold cloak over the sky, turned down the humidity, and swept away the rain.
It’s perfect riding weather out there. Perfect. I can wear 14 hole Doc Martins, long jeans, the armored jacket and not sweat under all the gear. And even still feel the bite of the cooler weather.
I find this amazing. I rejoice in it. I smile inside my helmet so wide my cheeks hurt when I finally dismount.
It feels…electric to be alive and moving through certain days now.
I wonder if other people have that feeling anymore.
Classes started yesterday, commuting with the moto is awesome. Parking is definitely easier, but I feel as though I’ve spent the summer growing into myself, and the bike has been a big part of that. Returning to campus with it leaves me with a sense of accomplishment and content I didn’t have at the beginning of the year.
Learning how to change the oil in the bike this past Sunday was a big part of that feeling of accomplishment too. Thanks to my soon to be bro-in-law (and friend) I changed the oil mostly by myself. The sense of confidence one can gain from learning some simple maintenance still amazes me. I’m so thankful for the patient and reliable people I have in my life. They’ve made this summer one of even greater remembrance.
Painting has become a leisurely pleasure, school will be enjoyable and not a task I have to toil at, riding will be heart felt and not necessary, and rock climbing is the new emotional therapy.
Today is September 1. It smells like fall outside. I’m single and content, back in school, employed, volunteering, M class and in love with life.
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I get that feeling riding the bike(cycle) too.
-b
I know that feeling. I had it often when I was younger. Now, not so much. But when it hits, there’s no other feeling quite like it.
I haven’t ridden a motorcycle in well over thirty years. But I still want one.
I’m sure you’ve probably read it backwards and forwards, but if I might suggest, “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert M. Pirsig is still as relevant today as it was when it first came out. It’s a good read.
Pax,
Nelson