The weather has changed. The high pressure system that brought clear skies, and cold temperatures, has given way to a moisture-filled low that is threatening rain and warmer temperatures for a week. Maybe longer. Never mind.
Grey skies can’t darken my day.
I cycle rain, or shine. You see, for me, a day without a ride is a day without sunshine. It’s my time. We all need my time. Right? Time alone to get our thoughts right. For me, I do that best on my bikes. My mind clears. Problems dissipate. Solutions emerge. At the end of a ride, I am renewed. Strengthened in a way not possible otherwise. It’s moving meditation.
You see, I have this daily ritual. I do laps on the seawall and perimeter road in Stanley Park doing 35-50 km depending on how I’m feeling that day, what bike I am on, and the weather. When it is warm, and I’m feeling well, I’ll ride for 2-3 hours. Sometimes longer, challenging myself to faster climbs, and riskier descents. When it is windy and wet, I may only do 1 lap around the flat(ish) seawall.
And then, I stop for a post-ride meal. A veggie wrap, salad, and a black drip coffee. Every day it’s the same thing. Laps and a wrap.
You would think I might change things up. I do on the weekends, of course. I have several longer routes I enjoy but during the week the park is my place. It is close to the office. Close to the house. And, connected by a traffic-calmed bike pathway.
“Can’t you at least eat something different once in awhile?”, you ask.
No. I can’t!
“Can’t you try another route just once?”, you ask.
No. I can’t!
You see, this is my advanced health formula. It boosts my immune system. I’m seldom ill. It increases my energy. I accomplish a lot each and every day. I sleep soundly for 8-9 hours a night. My weight is managed. And, I have a positive attitude basking in sunlight, even when it rains. It is just part of my day. Part of getting to and from the office. I don’t have to make time for it. I don’t have to book a tee time. A court time. Or, make time for the gym.
I just do it. It’s involuntary, like breathing.
PedalWORKS 
And here I am, even struggling to find the motivation to go get a bottle of cider because it’s raining…… Shame on you… for putting me to shame.
LOL 🙂
What a great rhythm for your day! An involuntary health formula is definitely the way to go! 🙂
It works for me. It’s just too bad it took me so long to figure it our.
I'm so glad you didn't post a link to that quiz, otherwise I would have taken it. I guess I could search for it on Google, but I won't. I would be devastated to find out that I was an Elisabeth Haebtssult.But Joy, I could live with being compared to Joy. Oh, hell, I'm gonna find that quiz now!!!
You and I don’t eat alike, but I’m the same way. Once I find something that catches my fancy, I can eat it every day, happily, for months.
Creatures of habit.