Taking 5
I went biking last weekend and was reminded again how important it is to focus on where you are going! The bike has the tendency to follow the direction of your eyes. I know this from experience. It is really hard to keep going straight when you are looking over your shoulder! Looking at the gate or the post one is trying to avoid actually takes you directly to the post. I am told by my more expert friends, "Don’t look at the post. Instead look just ahead at the spot you need to be aiming for.” Very good advice, except it is really easy to be distracted. Like the time I was so busy watching two guys eeling in the river I was crossing that my bike and I started to move towards them and only the guard rail of the bridge stopped us from tumbling into the river! Focus, looking just a little ahead, not being distracted, or consumed by something, or afraid of a looming post…. There’s some lessons in this, some thoughts to ponder but to do so takes ...