A Thought

Someone reminded me a little bit ago that if you love your job you’ll never work a day in your life. This thought has been running through my mind a lot recently as I find myself feeling like I’m not doing enough, that I should have a “real” job, and it is so dang hard for me to let myself relax. I feel like I’m wasting away the minutes being still.

Stillness is unbelievably important for our body and mind. It pulls us into the present moment and can bring clarity when most everyone spends their waking hours hustling and bustling. It’s expected of us in our society to “do more!” That whatever it is you’re doing is not enough. What about right now? This moment? I have found myself frequently thinking into the future too much and analyzing what I’m doing and how I can do better. Not appreciating what I have done and what I am doing this second. Time really does fly by and it will just go quicker if we don’t have moments of stillness, reflection, and appreciation.

I am so lucky to be at a point in my life where I can do what I love and do what brings me my happiness. I have moments when I feel spoiled and it makes me feel uneasy. I feel like I need to be doing something more. I’ve been reminded of the immense amount of hard work I’ve put in, sacrifices, lowest of the low moments, highs, and time dedicated to training and racing my bike.

Cycling is my true happy place, it is where I found all my closest people, and it has taught me SO much. This is a crazy, scary, stressful and overwhelming world we live on but if we can take a moment once in a while to appreciate ourselves and others, feel where we are in exact moments, we can truly experience our lives.