Newton’s Third Law of Motion. 

‘For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.’ 

I am going to prove him wrong. 

It is not necessarily that I want to prove him wrong. 

It is just that I want to prove him wrong for my own well-being. 

I am back on the bike now. 

It feels good. 

The whole dynamic of the day has changed. 

A good change. 

My mornings are far more productive because I know the afternoon will be riding. 

I will start with ‘The Action.’ 

‘The Action’ happened on the first day I was back on the bike. 

I was no more than a kilometre from home. 

Something happened. 

Something happened that I was totally innocent of. 

Something that would have required ‘The equal and opposite reaction.’ 

AKA, my response. 

An ‘action’ that would be completely justified to give ‘an equal and opposite reaction.’ 

AKA, raise my voice. 

But you see? 

I hate raising my voice. 

I am not good at it. 

Never have been. 

Never will be. 

I am so not good at it that it is all I think about after the ‘action’ has happened. 

I dwell on it. 

I hyperanalyze it. 

Why did I say that? 

I should have said that? 

Did I say that? 

It is never good. 

NEVER. 

I despise this phase. 

The ‘action’ becomes non-existent. 

It is my ‘reaction’ that lives on in my head. 

It takes a few days to get over it. 

I finally tire of it. 

Drop it. 

But those few days are not good. 

So, in those seconds when I was given the opportunity to give ‘an equal and opposite reaction,’ the phase that I knew would come if I raised my voice, flashed through my head. 

Uh yeah, no. 

I got back on my bike and rode on. 

Stayed silent. 

Never looked back. 

Let it go. 

I beat it. 

I had a great ride. 

Like a really great ride. 

Even though it was my first ride, it could have been a ride in July that I really pushed it. 

I got home at peace. 

Satisfied. 

So, that is how I am approaching this entire season. 

I am trying to sum it up. 

Put it into words. 

But maybe that is it, no words? 

Stay silent. 

Keep riding. 

Ignore. 

No reaction. 

Keep at peace. 

Ride after ride, arrive home. 

At peace. 

Energized. 

Content. 

A better person. 

‘No reaction.’ 

Insert emoji wearing blindfold here. 

‘There is Another Way to Ride.’