Back in 2010 I started the best healing journey imaginable. I was
in a deep depression and could not find my way out of it. I was
intuitively guided to get a mountain bike after deciding I could not
feel this way anymore. When was the last time I was really happy as a
kid? I was riding a bike. In Arizona we are blessed with many mountain
biking trails all over the state and 300+ days sunshine. We can ride
year around. I have been in love with this sport ever since.
In mountain biking we are taught that when riding on a rough rocky path not to look at the obstacle but to look to where you want to go on the trail and your mind will automatically handle the obstacle and you will roll on the trail with ease. To accomplish this we need to be looking far enough ahead and not straight down at our tires. We need to see the whole view while we are riding. I found this to be true of climbing steep hills. You have to look up to where you want to go. It seems that as you approach a hill it looks daunting but once you look to the top that hill seems to flatten a little and it becomes easier to make the climb.
Riding through these rocky times we need to keep focused on our goal and not get hung up on the obstacles. We need to know that the obstacles exists but keep focused on our destination and we will roll over the obstacles.
Another life lesson I learned with mountain biking is to go with the flow and allow for flexibility in your limbs. This helps absorb the shock on the trails and allows for a smoother ride. Do not tense up or you will feel every bump. Keeping your legs and arms slightly bent and flexible will absorb the shock of the trail. I find that this is the same in life circumstances. The more I tense up the more I will feel every little bump instead of enjoying the ride I am on.
Intention is the number one tool. When I am riding a technically difficult section sometimes the difference in cleaning the trail is just one pedal stroke. I have to go as hard as I can and be determined. It the difference between doing and trying.
Mountain Biking is mostly about having fun in the outdoors. I feel so good after a ride. You cannot take it too seriously since we need to know when to back off something a little over our heads (dangerous) and live to ride another day.
In mountain biking we are taught that when riding on a rough rocky path not to look at the obstacle but to look to where you want to go on the trail and your mind will automatically handle the obstacle and you will roll on the trail with ease. To accomplish this we need to be looking far enough ahead and not straight down at our tires. We need to see the whole view while we are riding. I found this to be true of climbing steep hills. You have to look up to where you want to go. It seems that as you approach a hill it looks daunting but once you look to the top that hill seems to flatten a little and it becomes easier to make the climb.
Riding through these rocky times we need to keep focused on our goal and not get hung up on the obstacles. We need to know that the obstacles exists but keep focused on our destination and we will roll over the obstacles.
Another life lesson I learned with mountain biking is to go with the flow and allow for flexibility in your limbs. This helps absorb the shock on the trails and allows for a smoother ride. Do not tense up or you will feel every bump. Keeping your legs and arms slightly bent and flexible will absorb the shock of the trail. I find that this is the same in life circumstances. The more I tense up the more I will feel every little bump instead of enjoying the ride I am on.
Intention is the number one tool. When I am riding a technically difficult section sometimes the difference in cleaning the trail is just one pedal stroke. I have to go as hard as I can and be determined. It the difference between doing and trying.
Mountain Biking is mostly about having fun in the outdoors. I feel so good after a ride. You cannot take it too seriously since we need to know when to back off something a little over our heads (dangerous) and live to ride another day.
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