Casually riding my cargo bike home from the grocery store; I overtook a biker who was in full racing garb on a fancy bike.

In my rear mirror I saw him set his jaw, and increase his cadence. In his mind this was a race, he was going to beat me. I could tell in his expression that his competitive adrenaline was flowing. Was he feeling anger, jealousy of the person in front of him? Certainly he desired to be in front, his ride had now become a competitive struggle.

I was feeling none of this. I had chosen the bike over the car to get groceries, I was enjoying the fine Minnesotan summer day, the breeze on my face, the movement of my body, the smells in the air. I kept my consistent normal 18mph pace.

How often had I felt the racer’s desire, of wanting to struggle competitively to overtake the people who I perceived were in front of me in life?

Instead of just enjoying the wind, smells, and movement of the moment.

At a stop light the racer finally caught up with me, his competitive moment shattered as he realized I was on an ebike.

The lesson for me, stop struggling and start living

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