Have you ever found yourself debating between two options or weighing two needs against each other only to find yourself flip-flopping between which is true? Seen from one perspective, your need for rest might seem truest, and your desire to take time off for self-care seems valid and the best choice. Seen from another perspective,Continue reading “Our Complexity”
Category Archives: mindfulness
Habits and Life(ways)
When I created this blog, I intended to use pictures from my rides to spice up regular posts on mindfulness topics. Unfortunately, I faced a series of health challenges that made it hard to get pictures and difficult to practice mindfulness, let alone write about it. Just the same as I would not be aContinue reading “Habits and Life(ways)”
Struggling with Inconsistency
Since I broke my elbow around the end of June, I’ve been on medical leave from my job without all that much to do aside from physical therapy. Unfortunately, I have a hard time functioning without the structure I get from work. I wish that I could have spent this time doing something amazing. TowardContinue reading “Struggling with Inconsistency”
Expectations
As someone who suffers from anxiety, I often find myself meditating on how expectations affect our ability to enjoy life. Anxiety is kind of like an overwhelming flood of expectations. The trick to managing it is to use practices to help you avoid letting the expectations keep you from living your life. A few yearsContinue reading “Expectations”
Acceptance
when a tree grows up to a rock it doesn’t break through but grows around the rock trunk twisting and adapting so our emotional growth recurls from trauma leading a winding path to “feeling okay” – It’s Okay to be Where You Are Sometimes, it can be easy to feel like we’re not where weContinue reading “Acceptance”
Dissatisfaction
My recent vacation was great, and it was fun to get to ride around some amazing places, but since I returned I have been dealing with a sense of dissatisfaction. Going on the vacation presented a lot of tradeoffs for me. I was happy with how I prepared for my vacation by spending the fewContinue reading “Dissatisfaction”
Forgiveness
I grew up with daily emotional abuse. I am at a point in my life where I have empathy for my parents. I don’t bring up emotional abuse at this point to hold it over their heads. I mention it in case hearing that validates someone else’s experience, and it’s relevant for me to theContinue reading “Forgiveness”
Finding Flexibility
Today, I am recovering from a massage. I find myself meditating on flexibility as my ambitions to grow as a rider comes into conflict with the information I’m getting from my body. I want to push myself to climb higher, ride farther, and endure more on my bike. I honestly feel guilty if I goContinue reading “Finding Flexibility”
Gratitude
One of the first practices my therapist gave me to manage my anxiety was called “3-2-1.” It’s a daily practice that involves articulating 3 things you’re grateful for, 2 affirmations, and 1 productive thing to do for the day. I’ve been maintaining this practice pretty consistently for almost 2 years now. I have found theContinue reading “Gratitude”
Change
I began cycling the Denver-area bike trails in the summer of 2020 when my roommate, Mandi, offered to let me ride an extra bike that she had at the house. Over the course of the rest of the year, I began exploring the trails. I was in a personal place where a lot of theContinue reading “Change”
Miles of Mindfulness 