The joy of riding a bike.....

Me, Tim and Deirdre who, when she saw this photo said, "I loved that bike."

One of the podcasts I listen to, Happier with Gretchen Rubin, had an interesting conversation more than two years ago about adding fun to your life. The premise was fairly simple - think about what you did for fun when you were ten and chances are that will bring you fun as an adult.

I have thought about that question a lot since I first heard the episode (interestingly, in my mind I substituted joy for fun) and I kept going back to the same activity. When I was a kid, I loved riding my bike. I rode it everywhere. In fact, I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was 20 because I was perfectly happy riding my bike to get to where I needed to go. With this in mind, a couple of weeks ago I went and bought a bike. I’ve been riding it back and forth to the beach. I pedal and coast. Pedal and coast, smiling the whole time. John F. Kennedy was correct, "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike."

(Next up, roller coasters. I used to love those, too.)

LIFE IS RANDOM LOVE IS NOTTM