Cycling addiction=addiction to life journey

[Melalvai]

This isn't the most exciting "life lesson" and it's been slow, not all at once.

Cycling has changed how I travel, and I don't just mean the commute. I mean walking down the hall, going upstairs, walking across campus.

I no longer look for the shortest route. I look for the most pleasant. I take stairs instead of elevators, even up to the 7th floor. I walk instead of bike the mile across campus. I don't try to be so efficient when I need to visit several places in a building. If I get back to my office and discover I forgot something, I make another trip upstairs.

It's a different mindset. Less of "Oh sh*t, I forgot X" and more of "Oh well, I'll take care of that this afternoon. It'll be a good excuse for a walk."

There's a little convenience store in a nearby dorm, which I used to buy all kinds of coke & candy at with a lady in my office. She still buys her junk food there, and I go with her just for the walk, and don't buy stuff.

[mimitabby]

This isn't the most exciting "life lesson" and it's been slow, not all at once.

Cycling has changed how I travel, and I don't just mean the commute. I mean walking down the hall, going upstairs, walking across campus.

I no longer look for the shortest route. I look for the most pleasant. I take stairs instead of elevators, even up to the 7th floor. I walk instead of bike the mile across campus. I don't try to be so efficient when I need to visit several places in a building. If I get back to my office and discover I forgot something, I make another trip upstairs.

It's a different mindset. Less of "Oh sh*t, I forgot X" and more of "Oh well, I'll take care of that this afternoon. It'll be a good excuse for a walk."

There's a little convenience store in a nearby dorm, which I used to buy all kinds of coke & candy at with a lady in my office. She still buys her junk food there, and I go with her just for the walk, and don't buy stuff.

Great post!! (what Melalavai said!!)

[tulip]

Great stuff! Cycling has led me down a new path, a path of fulfilment and happiness that I never knew existed.

Cycling on ice (and falling) has also led me to the bike shop to buy studded tires. What a wonderful feeling and sound they make.

Thanks for the post, shootingstar.