Before Christmas

With Christmas just over a week away, I have always found myself getting into a strange funk. I know that a lot of people tend to get this way. But today I was thinking why is this.



Today here in Eugene, Oregon the weather was cold, but the skies were blue and the sun had been shining all day. Whenever the weather is like this around here in the winter I always try and take advantage of it and get out and go for a bike ride. And as I made my way out the bike trail out to a large wetland, I saw flock after flock of Canadian Geese cruising down to the green, and marshy fields for a bite to eat. It was quite a sight.



I know that it's clichéd but I started thinking about how many times to we forget to look around us, at the little things. But as I was out on the bike it made be think about how many people may miss these things just because they just don't get outside and enjoy life. Being involved in triathlons has made me get outside and enjoy nature. I don't how many times I've been out riding when I realized that, "Hey, I'm twenty miles from home, and I rode all the way here on my own power, and here I am looking at this wonderful view." That's a great feeling.



I think that all of us the get out and exercise all have experienced this. And isn't it sad that there are probably too many that haven't felt this. Maybe that's the real gift that we have to be thankful for. That as runners, cyclist, and triathlete's, that we can get away from the malls, from the traffic, and go out and really enjoy the little things around us while making our bodies, our minds a bit more stronger, a bit more peaceful.



So really in the end, I have no excuses for getting into a funk, and I have no excuses for venturing out and enjoying the season.



Marry Christmas.

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