at the beginning of this trip, dr. timmermans asked me if i could say a few words when we got to trinity. i had been rolling over ideas because, well, lets face it, there isn't much else to do during the day besides pedaling and thinking. i looked forward to riding into palos heights, but i was apprehensive of staying at home because i knew how hard it would be to mentally get back on the road the next morning. i knew i'd feel that i had reached my destination, but in reality still had a third of the way. after mentally turning down several bad jokes and forcing myself to leave out cycling puns, i was left with what was really on my mind for the past several weeks. i realized when i reached home i wouldn't want to leave again but there would still be work to be done. similarly, when we reach jersey city, we think we'll be done with the tour; we'll all go home, put the bike away, hang up the spandex and don the ties again, and return to our normal routine. but our work still won't be over. this tour is a stepping point for everyone involved (not just the cyclists either) to continue in the life of restoring eden and fighting for justice everywhere. the work isn't over--ride on!Thursday, August 14, 2008
still work to be done
at the beginning of this trip, dr. timmermans asked me if i could say a few words when we got to trinity. i had been rolling over ideas because, well, lets face it, there isn't much else to do during the day besides pedaling and thinking. i looked forward to riding into palos heights, but i was apprehensive of staying at home because i knew how hard it would be to mentally get back on the road the next morning. i knew i'd feel that i had reached my destination, but in reality still had a third of the way. after mentally turning down several bad jokes and forcing myself to leave out cycling puns, i was left with what was really on my mind for the past several weeks. i realized when i reached home i wouldn't want to leave again but there would still be work to be done. similarly, when we reach jersey city, we think we'll be done with the tour; we'll all go home, put the bike away, hang up the spandex and don the ties again, and return to our normal routine. but our work still won't be over. this tour is a stepping point for everyone involved (not just the cyclists either) to continue in the life of restoring eden and fighting for justice everywhere. the work isn't over--ride on!
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Well said, brother! Overcoming "inertia" is the most difficult part of this entire process.
Good words, good works, well done my Bubba! I'm proud of you and your fellow riders---may you all be (sea)salt and light to our communities and our world, sea to sea to sea!
love you---
Dad
from ocean unto ocean:
a hymn that comes to mind.
why did I not think of this before?
It seemed like you would never come back to me, but there you were, tan as I've ever seen, with a blond streak below where your helmet sat.
I missed you so much this summer, but I knew it was for good reason--and that made it easier, even if only a little.
I love you.
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