Blue Floral Dress

 

Being a Well-dressed Cyclist Again

I've been getting back on my bike a lot again. Every morning I've been riding for an hour and I've been enjoying the rhythm of it and the way cycling seems to soothe my nervous system. Along the way I've spotted swans, herons, geese, ducks, moorhens, cormorants, and coots. I've also seen lots of fishermen with crazy long fishing poles and I even saw a very big fish today. 

In the afternoons, I've been climbing back on my bike for a shorter ride wearing some of my favorite new sundresses. It's fun to ride a little bit again as a well-dressed cyclist. As I ride I often muse about my life. It's a time for reflection and contemplation. 

Lately I've been thinking a lot about wholeness, about how healing can sometimes happen in the most beautiful ways leaving you feeling peaceful and content - completely whole. I've experienced this kind of wholeness more lately and getting back to riding over the last month is part of the reason. It feels like me. It feels like how I am supposed to be. Happiest on two wheels, taking time every day to sink into the left/right motion of my pedals, relaxing my mind and moving across the earth with joy. It's good to be back.