Freedomizing

In this politically charged cycle of the world one must take the time to decifer the bull shit from fact. And good effin' luck with that! So instead of trying to base your discussions and this is true based on all discussions just happens to be that politics is so "in everyone's face" right now that it is an easy target. The first concept to winning in a conversation is to have it! Having a good conversation is a win no matter what the result. Simply discussing, exploring, using conversation to both learn and educate will help both parties in the discussion assuming that's what it is, a discussion. Common sense would state that you must listen half the time in order to have a good discussion, I happen to disagree, and really you must listen 93% of the time. This assumption is based on the idea that you can listen with your eyes, it has been said that 55% of communication is rendered non-verbal, and another 38% is tone. I have the privilege of knowing some really...

Hammering a ride in the mountains I came to the realization that I will never be that good at anything physical. Which was kind of a bummer to admit to myself. However, on the same note I was high as a kite on endorphins for hours afterwords which proved to me that personal goals and aspirations are far more powerful than the beating of your peer. While we do live in a very competitive world, we must first understand our limitations, and then secondly grasp at our own convictions of success. What drove me up the mountain that day was competition to beat as many people as I could on "Strava" what will keep me riding is the data that I am improving. Utilizing the external forces of competition to your advantage can be a very uplifting way of pushing your very own limits. The dreadful realization that I am not even a top decile rider in the state was uplifting because I am not a top decile rider in the state, thus, never could I compete at a level that would ever be worth a nick...