Wind Therapy

I found myself quite emotional recently. While information is easily at one’s fingertips, sometimes that information is too readily available. Sometimes, it’s way too easy to see things that maybe we don’t need to see. Then, when I think about that, think about how our children are growing up with this. There becomes a desensitization that happens; meaning, the more horrific things that happen that we see, the less impact those things have upon us. Think of how a callous forms after hard work. Consider what happens to us as human beings when our hearts become calloused.  

Fortunately, last week, I was able to commute to work on my motorcycle. That in and of itself is an adventure. Knoxville, after all, was named as having some of the worst drivers anywhere. Having lived here for a decent number of years, I’d agree. That all becomes magnified when one’s on two wheels versus four or more. 

But, there is a joy when one is on two wheels. There’s a completely different perspective with it. When I was a kid, I rode a motorcycle shortly after learning how to ride a bicycle. As a latchkey kid, two wheels offered a freedom, a sense of adventure, and a way to explore. All these years later, it’s still the same. Whether I’m venturing near or far, there’s something about the perspective two wheels gives a person.  

Perhaps it has to do with having to be dialed in with all senses and having to be completely aware of all things. Riding definitely taps into the senses. Sometimes in a car, it’s pretty easy for me to zone out. On a bike, it’s different.  

After commuting all week last week with all of the emotions I experienced, I took the long way home at the end of the week. I had not gone that way before. There were lots of sites I had not seen, curves I had not experienced. All I know is by the time I got home, I felt like I was going to be okay again.  

Most of the week, I rode in a silence. Just the sounds of the bike, the wind, and the world. I prayed a lot. I grounded myself in my senses. At the end, I felt better. 

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