Ride, of course. :-)
The night air rams into my side as a high pressure system blows in to clear out the mucky weather of the day before, pushing against me as I accelerate down the darkened 2-lanes headed nowhere in particular. I glide up onto the highway towards the river valley for a bit but the wind-blast is pretty ferocious now and I drop off again about ten miles down the road, pondering the events of the day and big decisions ahead.
Aside from the occasional bars sporting Harleys and choppers and a couple cafe racers parked here and there, nothing on the city streets really catches my eye. The bike and I cruise through several small communities and outlying suburb scenes. Eventually, I've sorted through the thoughts in my head and I turn us back towards home.
It occurs to me that this ride is kind of like a perfect mirror of itself, both in purpose and form.
I'm riding in the dark with an incomplete view of the world, and heading "out there" knowing that I'm leaving the comfort of bed and home for a while. Both intuition and curiosity guide my way, and my performance on the bike and streets keeps me safe.
At the same time, I'm trying to decide big life things with incomplete information and a limited view while still moving forward. It's also uncomfortable, and my intuition and interests are still trying to guide my way. My knowledge and skills and hard-earned wisdom, I hope, will serve me the same way.
Moving. Work. Family. The midnight ride helps sort out a couple of these, at least...
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