Freedom :)

When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day's sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay's call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart. ~Diane Ackerman


The play-list was ready as was the helmet, bandana and yes my hand too :) Freedom is just too good a thing to give up easily. The feeling of the evening summer breeze. The joy of being back on the road and the music playing in my ears. The feeling is incredible.5 Months I was a prisoner of my injury and now i am back. The cattle still hasn't figured out if it prefers grazing or standing in the middle of the road contemplating if it should actually graze. The road-tards have increased. Felt like they were all especially there to welcome me back on the road. The pot holes felt like old friends and I acquainted myself with a few new ones. Felt good... I grinned during most part of my ride. It felt almost like coming home.

I had been cribbing about the summer heat and had forgotten how the evening breeze feels. Or how fantastic it is to not think about people, problems and pursuits but just enjoy that little dose of solitude just enjoying the things around and not bothering about anyone around. Feels absolutely fantastic. I spent most of the day smiling to myself excited about the returned freedom savoring the moments while riding. The countdown had finally ended.

I think I have been dealt my fair share of broken bones, torn ligaments and tissue damage and I hope that this is the end of it. Here is to the bones broken and united and to all my remaining bones which shall remain intact until the day I die :)

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