Japan was great.
It was an awesome trip. I reconnected with my family and my past. Which is sometimes a matter of perspective but I gave it my best, but in the end if it matters it will happen if not then you just keep going but I tried. I’m not hiding and if people want to find me they can and in this era if someone really doesn’t want to communicate with you then you know it. Yet, you have to listen to people and respect their boundaries as much as you need to protect your own.
When things get tough I figure it all out on a bike ride. Which brought me to all of these realizations about what to do with all these feeling and whatever they maybe called. In the end we have to decide what to make of your memories and then there is now. On a bike there is now, and you have to be in the moment. Which is good things for me because of my need to analyze things so much.
These are tough times and with a world that seems to be going crazy all the time, you have to work hard on yourself so you can be sane but also help others. My spirituality is important too and that’s been a game changer. We all need someone to talk to but also we have to have positive conversations with ourselves. Lately I’ve been thinking about how I published my book. I feel good about it but honestly it was rushed and I need a reprint but I completed another novel and it’s been a struggle to get it published. I have more than novels but it’s just a heavy weight but I’m committed like I am to cycling. I have to keep going. So many things give me inspiration and I’m grateful. While I’m alive I have to do what I can. Do what I was destined to do. If I don’t believe in it nobody else will and also ride my bike.