Life is Good

I'm going on over a week with no exercise as the cold seems to get a little better.....then get worse...then get better....then worse...ahhhhhh its driving me crazy. I have to continually remind myself that its better to hit Tucson with no cold and crappy legs, than it is to try to pedal while sick and hit Tucson in rough shape. Because of this simple problem I'm trying to enjoy some sick days.....but its hard to stay still.

I'm the type of person who gets bogged down by the little things. I tend to dwell on life's small problems that in the long run, tend to work themselves out. For some reason things like this tend to stick in my mind, but once they do eventually clear out, then a new problem always seems to present itself.

I wouldn't say I'm a negative person, its just the way I am I guess. Maybe its from being a perfectionist, or maybe I hold onto things, I don't know why, its just how it is.

Today when I woke up from a solid 10 hours of sickly sleep, I had an epiphany, as I do from time to time. For some reason the words of Harvey Chandler and Billy Doucette struck my mind. Anyone who knows these cats would agree with me that they seem to take the term "Life is Good" as their motto. No matter whats going on. These guys are an inspiration to well-being. In the years I've known both of them, I would say between them both, I wouldn't be able to count on one hand the days they were slightly negative.

While saying this in my head this morning, I analyzed my life. Yeah, its cold as shit outside and I'm sick and I have 14 000 things to do before leaving for the dessert next week, but ya know what,I have a pretty good life.

"Life is Good" I kept saying to myself. Not that I'm going to buy T-shirts from that crappy clothing brand that came out a few years ago, but its something that I told myself to repeat.

I realized that colds tend to go away, I have a great girl, great parents, great friends and the opportunity to follow a dream few people have the resources to run with. Even though training camp is pretty lonely, I have the opportunity to go to the dessert to do nothing but ride a bike in January, on a $10 000 bike, with 3 others on the way, and all the sweet gear I would ever need.

Taking a step back, that is pretty unreal.

Life is Good even without the gear. The bikes, the dessert, the good coach, etc etc etc, dont matter. Life is Good because I have the opportunity to chase a dream that I have been thinking of in my head since I was 12 years old. No matter if its biking, becoming a lawyer, a doctor, a professional clown or whatever.

Life is Good iF you fight for.... and have the opportunity to chase your dream