No coasting

Today, 5 miles during lunch, on the Greenway.

There's no coasting on a fixed gear bicycle.

I did not expect my fixed gear to teach me lessons about living, but it is. I admit I like to coast. I've been made more aware of this after spending some time on my new bicycle gear. I like to coast in my work, in various extra-curricular work, in studies, in relating with and to people, in paperwork, in all sorts of roles and activities.

Well, my brain is, it seems, transferring the no-coasting mode of riding a bicycle to other activities. If I feel like taking a break on this task or that, I am beginning to think...no, it's not so much a conscious re-thinking...it's more that I don't feel like taking the break as much. Continuing to pedal on the fixed gear is - so I am sensing - training my attitude and my purposefulness. And, that I can keep spinning on the bicycle is encouraging me to keep pushing on in tasks.

Thanks for this surprising and interesting lesson, Lord, if I may recognize You in such a way, and let me practice it diligently. Thy word of course teaches diligence and patience and perseverance. I'm thankful for this encouraging and personal reminder.

Still hoping to do a metric century Saturday.