Okay, slow down could mean many things on a bike tour.
The biggest lesson I’ve learned on this tour is the value of unrushed. In our third try at this crazy notion we’ve stumbled upon a formula that gets us down the road safely, accomplishes our goals, and gets riders to the destination with time left to decompress, unwind, and spend time together off the bikes.
Details aren’t important. What matters is the incredible difference unrushed makes in how we interact with ourselves, with those we encounter, and with God.
Yesterday as we ate lunch, a simple set of water streams emerged from the ground. Our cyclists looked, looked at each other…then off came shoes, socks, and about forty years’ worth of inhibitions as they romped through the sprinklers. That’s what you get from unrushed–time to run through the sprinklers on a hot day.
Last evening we we hosted by a wonderful group from River of Life Fellowship in Ordway. We ate, laughed, and shared the story of this amazing ride and the HOME OF HOPE. We took time after to talk, listen, engage. No hurry.
After all that, we still got to bed at a decent time and I gave myself permission to post this article in the morning. So this gets online late, and I don’t feel guilty. Rest. Recovery.
Unrushed.
I’ll reflect later about what’s different, how we managed this sense of unrushed. Right now I’d ask you to consider how it might apply to what you’re doing.
We’re riding the same miles, meeting the same people, doing even more events. We’re more rested, we have more time to engage with each other, and at least outwardly we’re more able to address little issues when they arise. All because there’s a bit of space around the edges.
Unrushed is a good way to get a lot accomplished.
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