I greatly appreciate all of the comments, and it does help to know that this is just part of things sometimes. I DO feel guilty passing by my Gunnar on the trainer, right now she is a large room decoration that is somewhat in the way - but I WILL get on her at some point. Perhaps tomorrow evening - today is a rest day and my shoulders are demanding it be a real one

As much as I love riding, I think there has always been something of the "MUST-HAVE-GOAL" mindset related to it. I think as I get back to it that I need to somehow remove that from the equation. I can do that for my gym work - while I've goals there it is much easier for me to leave them in the background and focus on the task at hand. Then again, I couldn't DO many of the tasks of I wasn't focusing 100% on what I am doing. Riding puts me in a different place - and I need to find someway of disconnecting that goal-oriented/somewhat OCD portion of my brain when I am riding.