Time for a cool change...

While listening to a song of "Little River Band", Cool Change

If there's one thing in my life that's missing

It's the time I spend alone

Sailing on the cool and bright clear water

There have been many changes in my life lately but one thing really has been bothering me. I never really had time to spend on myself to think about things. It is always me and my daughter or me and my friends. I never really had a time off for myself. I think it is because I worry too much that I would be making a mistake. I did not realize that worrying too much is already a mistake itself.

There's lots of those friendly people

And they're showing me ways to go

And I never want to lose their inspiration

I am just beginning to see that people around me, friends and family, are supporting me, directly or indirectly, with or without my knowledge. I had built a wall around me so tall and hard to protect myself without realizing that the same wall was also preventing others to help me. Now I am beginning to tear down that wall so that I could see the world around me.

It's time for a cool change

I know that it's time for a cool change

Now that my life is so prearranged

I know that it's time for a cool change

I felt everything was already paved for me that I don't have any choice but take that road. But now it is gonna be different. I will be taking my step on my own terms at my own pace. Everything has to change. I cannot be caught living in one's shadow anymore. I should not be living in the past. I should face the future.

This ain't about riding but still...
Ride safe!

It Ain't About How Fast I Get There...

People nowadays tend to be so busy. They are now too engrossed on how to do about their work that they forget to slow down a bit and enjoy the scenery. The same goes for me. I tend to think too much about work, my kid, the time. Sometimes, I think going fast-paced is overrated.

Sometimes, I envy the children. They don't think too much of what is happening around them. For most of them, a serious problem would be the toy that they would be receiving this Christmas. 

Enjoy the view

For sometime now, I have been riding my bike too fast for my own good. I always feel that if I don't get there fast enough, I will be left behind. And being left behind is one of the things I don't enjoy the most. Sometimes, when riding to certain places, me and my friends tend to go fast, testing the limits of our machines, our nerves and each others. We were going too fast that most of the time, we forget the reason why we travel on our bikes. We forget to slow down our fast-paced lives. We ride to escape the things we normally do from Monday to Friday yet we still do it during our leisure time.

Right now, I am trying to speed up my life's pace but I don't think it is working for my advantage. It makes me feel that I am chasing butterflies... the more I chase them, the farther away they get away from me. It only brings more frustration in me because I am being left behind by the things I am going after. 

I may not be one those successful beings who had caught up with their dreams and now enjoying it. I am also not one of those who are so enthusiastic to chase whatever they are chasing that they forget the most important thing which is the reason why they are doing it in the first place, happiness. Happiness should not be pursued. Happiness is just there, waiting for you to look at it and to enjoy it. 

Smell the flowers

So, the next time you feel like everything passes by in a flash, pause. If everything is going too fast for your comfort, slow down. Try to enjoy the reason why you are doing it in the first place. As the most quoted saying goes, "Stop and smell the flowers." It never fails to enjoy the fruits of your labor. No matter how big or small whatever you are doing, always find time to have a break. No matter haw crazy it is, as long as you are enjoying, then you will find your happiness. It is just there waiting for you to appreciate.

Ride safe!