Now that my riding season
is officially over, I've noticed my stress and aggravation levels skyrocketing.
Every time I hear someone sarcastically say, "Did you ride your bike to
work today?" I want to reply, "Hahaha! Shut up, you unoriginal
fuck!" But, while this response might lower my stress level in the short
term, it might have some pretty bad long term effects on my life, so I just
smile and laugh.
I think that the pure
concentration that is needed while riding is what relieves my stress. The need
to be totally focused on that moment really causes all other problems to fade
away. Let's face it, if you're not totally focused on your surroundings while
riding, bad things can happen. I guess this is also true for a car, but the
consequences are usually less severe, so I don't have the stress relieving focus
that I do while riding.
I've tried to focus my
negative energy into other areas. Loud music in the car and through my
headphones tends to help. Also, I'm more focused on weight training at the
moment. The final rep on a set of squats also forces me to focus on that moment.
However, neither music nor weight training seem to be as good as motorcycling
for an outlet, but they'll have to do for now. Hey, with any luck I'll be
riding again in April!
"You do not need a
therapist if you own a motorcycle, any kind of motorcycle!" - Dan Aykroyd
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