Once again I find a cycling metaphor and experiences resonate into my wider life and lifestyle.
On a recent cold morning ride my club mate was exclaiming how his hands were just failing to warm up, I turned to them and said when the elements or the ride gets difficult, I tend to find one maybe two things happening right now that I am thankful for. Usually and case in point its my rapha merino base layer or the fact i decided to wear two pairs of socks. On harder mountain days its usually a rice cake or the fact its not raining. I tend to find you start channelling your thoughts away from your cold hands they start warming up. Cupping your balls and riding one handed for a while also helps.
Recent weeks off the bike have been some of the hardest Ive been through and I've just had a moment of clarity, and started thinking everyday I'm gonna state one thing I'm thankful for and take it from there.
Cycling gives you a brilliant living in the present feeling. Off the bike its sometimes harder. I once heard someone say if you're having a bad day don't try to hide it, acknowledge it, and go talk to someone.
