I’ve never been all that attracted to hopping on my bike in winter weather but I was committed to doing so this winter. I was certain that the motivation of my cross country trip would get me out there. And it did, to (lowering) degrees. I mastered weather in the 50’s, then the 40’s and I even got comfortable in the 30’s. I’ve been out in the 20’s but I needed a little bitching to keep me warm. But I was not about to bike on ice, in snow or rain. People do, but they are pretty extreme. And of all winters this one has been the snowiest in many years.
I don’t know if it was that way, or just seemed that way, but when we did get a good biking day I was otherwise committed to teaching, a yoga workshop, the first aid class I took for this trip. And when I had a day free…snow! So Mother Nature did not cooperate with my plans. Maybe it’s that SUV I drive.
Second – the flu! I did get the shot and I rarely get sick. I can’t remember EVER having to cancel a class because I was sick. But I have had to cancel several classes and get a substitute for others. I have been in bed all this week with a 102 degree fever, coughing, headache, dizziness, and not enough energy to sit up! Web MD says the cough and fatigue linger for weeks and I have to climb from sea level to 4000 feet when???
Finally my raw food group encouraged me to seek the support and cooperation of the chef on my trip. As many of you reading this know, I have struggled with chronic fatigue and an eating disorder for many years. This year I have been experimenting with a raw foods vegan diet and I have been very encouraged with the results. I’d like to keep up with it as much as possible because the difference in my energy level is huge and if there’s one thing I’ll need – its energy! I was most definitely not met with the response I hoped for; in fact they are now pretty certain that I’m a neurotic, entitled, disaster.
So I start this trip with three inauspicious events. Sometimes it’s hard to tell – is the universe saying “Don’t go, don’t go” or “Don’t give up, don’t give up”?
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