@Simp Zen and Cycling
Saturday, April 24th, 2010I have found after more than three weeks for cycling daily in everything I do and everywhere I go, cycling is an incredibly zen experience. Moving to a new place, new job and meeting new people, it has been an exciting and equally stressful time for me.
From this place of stress, I find that I can immediately (and I do mean immediately) de-stress when I start cycling. Some people may find this strange since cycling in traffic can sometimes be an extremely stressful affair, especially for a newbie like me. However I found this to be far from the truth.
I found the following truths about cycling.
- I am more mindful for my surrounding. I have found wonderful places and meet people I would not have otherwise.
- I am more mindful of myself. Cycling daily, I find that I’m calmer, breathing slower and more focused of my actions.
- On my way home, I take the long way. This is literal as Friday night I literally cycled the opposite direction from home. It was a wonderful night cycling and enjoying Brisbane at night.
- I find time ceases to exist. I clear my day simply to cycle and enjoy the moment. We simply do not to this anymore in our daily life. I am closer to the environment around me and close to God.
From what I’ve learned so far, cycling is a zen affair. I encourage you to take up cycling. Not competitively but just to enjoy it as it is. Simply a way to get you from A to B while enjoying life and enjoying yourself along the way.
And remember that the long way, it the best way 
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