writingwyo 's dagbok, 15 aug 24

Always good to be cautious.  

Amen, Morticia. I'm gettin' too old to be crashing into rocks. 😂 You can't see them, but I was wearing hockey shin/knee guards under my pants. Ordinarily, I would have been wearing elbow pads, but we both forgot to put them on before we started out 

love cycling  

Congratulations 

Thanks, Big Orr. elizabeth- I do, too, although I got away from it for a couple of years after an epic crash where I injured my rotator cuff. Nothing torn, nothing that required surgery, thank goodness, but it took months to recover, even with physical therapy, and I had to snowshoe instead of ski for the first part of cross country ski season. I've been pretty skittish about bicycles, but my confidence is growing with every ride 😊 

You are amazing! 

I think your post is the perfect example of how our inner selves will create a narrative for other people that just isn't there. I wasn't thinking that you were slow at all. I think it was awesome looking at your picture that you were going down that mountain on a bike! Honestly, since I've gone blind in my right eye I haven't ridden my bike at all it kind of scares me when cars come seemly out of nowhere on that side I'm getting used to it but I kind of jerk sometimes. I think it's really cool that you go mountain biking down that trail I would have never thought about the speed and distance that you were taking. I wonder how many times I do the same thing I know people at work are always telling me that I don't have to be so concerned about not getting tasks done that I get more work done than anyone elsewhere that works there. But it always bothers me when I don't get everything looking perfectly in my section. I wonder how many other people on this site or just like that we have that inner voice that's always telling us that we haven't achieved enough when everyone else around us is thinking that we're doing perfectly well. For the record though I think you look awesome in the picture. 

kokokirby -- thanks! I do so enjoy getting out in the woods. I'm not dedicated to "exercise," per se, but I do love activity 😉 

Leah - thank you. 😊 You raise a really good point, and one I need to remember. As they say, comparison is the thief of joy, and I'm prone to compare myself to others who are more skilled, more fit than me. We're all on a spectrum, and there's no shame in being wherever you are on it. My (ridiculously athletic) husband gets after me for my low self-esteem. He was the one who taught me to ski and mountain bike, and although I can't keep up with him, he loves when we go out in the woods. He's always good about encouraging me to challenge myself while also respecting the limits of my abilities. The biking really helps my mental state. When I successfully ride a rocky hill that was a little intimidating to me, I get little kid giddy, like "look what I can do!!" 😂 

Well I'm really impressed. Just making the effort is a huge accomplishment. Celebrate it. 

Well I'm really impressed. Just making the effort is a huge accomplishment. Celebrate it. 

I will, SheltieMom. Thanks! 

Nice 👍🙂  

Thanks, dubaaron 😃 It was an incredible day out there! 

awesome  

Thanks, OTB!