What a bike ride home gives me at the end of the day:
- exercise
- fresh air
- direct experience of neighborhoods I don’t live in and wouldn’t otherwise see up close
- the chance to smile at a little kid holding his dad’s hand
- an overheard snippet of another dad coaching his tween on skateboard skills
- enjoyment of my body’s ability to power itself up a hill
- exhilaration of a long downhill coast that lets me hit 35mph (woohoo!)
- the think time in which to come up with a great idea and spend some time shaping it,
- and a hearty appreciation for my sweetheart’s cooking at the end of the ride.
Related Reading
- A Small Moment
- In Which I Give Thanks for Biking
- A Solstice Post: Gifts I Give Myself by Riding in the Winter
I agree 100%. I telecommute and usually ride early AM and on my lunch. Today I rode after work. It was great. Now I am sitting on my deck wishing some one would bring me dinner! Ride on!