Every night I climb into bed, I make four ‘Asks.’ 

#1 ‘Hey Google, what time is it?’ 

#2 ‘Hey Google, set the alarm for 6:45. 

#3 ‘Hey Google, what is the weather tomorrow in Montreal?’ 

I save my favourite for last. 

It is the one I ponder as I fall to sleep. 

It helps me take my mind off anything that may be on it. 

#4 ‘Hey Google, give me a quote of inspiration.’ 

Off she goes. 

They are always no more than a couple of sentences. 

Mother Theresa. 

Ghandi. 

Muhammad Ali. 

The ‘Biggies.’ 

I stay perfectly still so I can hear every word. 

I say it again so that I can remember it in the morning. 

I heard a good one the other night. 

Ralph Nader. 

‘The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.’ 

It stuck. 

I went over and over it in my head. 

I mean, it is not complicated. 

The thing that I kept coming back to in my head was ‘followers.’  

Today, when you hear ‘followers,’ you automatically think Instagram.  

I like Instagram, I have fun on it, find some interesting things. 

But deep down, I think that this is my issue with it. 

It is all about following. 

I am not going to say I am a leader. 

I am not going to say I am a follower. 

I do not do either. 

I am just me. 

I think that is why I ride alone. 

No one to lead. 

No one to follow. 

Just me. 

Left. 

Right. 

Stop. 

Turn. 

I think that is okay, is it not? 

‘Good with yourself.’ 

Insert empty road emoji here. 

‘There is Another Way to Ride.’