Gratitude

Yes, it's really been that long. I've been traveling quite a bit for work...18 months on a weekly basis to be exact. And while this hasn't really allowed me time to ride as much, I have had some time to reflect. Given the general state of affairs in the world today, I am grateful. What am I grateful for? I'm grateful for my bike. I know that seems like a trivial thing to say. But I'm grateful that something that I love to do as much as I love riding a bike allows me to make an impact in the world.
If you go to my website, sethmillman.com you can see information for two charities. While these are the two charities that I choose to support, there are many rides that support fantastic causes. The gratitude doesn't necessarily comes from a particular charity, it comes from the ride and the charity. There is something special about being with a group of people, together, doing something you love for a good cause, and leaving it all out on the road.
So while there is enough bad news these day to make even the sunniest of dispositions consider Prozac, I wake up every day and look at the weather. Every degree closer it gets to riding weather makes me that much happier. It doesn't matter how bad work is on a particular day, or how bad the news is, we're another day closer to ride season. And for that, I am truly grateful.