Feeling free within the ropes of gravity, I fell in love with myself a little more. I can still make this carving vehicle move down the bike path. I am winded but not gasping. I'm not traveling at a high speed either, but I am moving forward. The conservation of angular momentum is working for me. I'm leaning more than ever before, I'm no longer see-sawing through my course. My technique is improved.
I could also resort to cliches to report that my soul was filled that day. I sometimes climb on the back of my Trikke, feeling broken by the week's events, and am able to inflate myself back to human form. I am who I was meant to be on my little miracle worker. Okay, I AM one with the universe during my ride.
I could go on to say that the world and its problems seem less pressing and more manageable after a ride. When I see fellow carvers, I know we have a secret together. Yet it is not a secret because you can see the joy this activity brings written over each one of our faces.
I guess I'm working at getting the word out here on this site, this pleasure shouldn't be a secret. I've done what I could for today.
Congrats on your first ride of the year, TrikkeChic! I certainly do understand the pleasure such a ride brings. I savored my first ride on a rare warm January day a few weeks back. I'm glad I did, because we are now buried in 6" of snow here, and I've got quite a wait before my next time out. Enjoy your rides. Take it slow and work back up to where you were. And be sure to take in one extra glimpse of that beautiful beach and enjoy it for me, okay? :)
ReplyDeleteWe are up here in VA and our weather has been crazy...but we have been able to ride a few times so far this year. I really enjoy the feeling the Trikke gives me...much like you, I feel free and complete when I am able to ride.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your blog and inspiration!
Thank you, Cindy! Keep carving and here's to a fast thaw!
DeleteI hope you didn't get buried in that blizzard last week, Cindy. It's been a rough winter here in the northeast (I'm near Bethlehem, PA), but this weekend is looking great, and I can't wait to ride. I hope you'll be able to get out and do the same in VA.
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