Am I the only one that has trouble believing it is now 2020? was the intro to the old soap opera Days of Our Lives? “Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.”
I’ve never been big on making New Year’s resolutions, probably because I learned a long time ago that I’m not very good at carrying them out! A New Year delineates a new beginning in our lives. The old year is gone, if not forgotten and the New Year lays before us pristine, untouched, full of possibilities. Maybe, just maybe, we can make new choices and follow different paths.
Like many I’m hoping I can exercise more and maybe eat a little better, maybe lose a little weight. I’d also like to green up my lifestyle, at least a little bit. To this end I went out and bought a bicycle the day after Christmas. I haven’t ridden a bike in years. I’m hoping to ride it to the church, grocery store, etc, when the weather and time allows, instead of taking my car. I rode it to the church from my house the other day. It only took me 20-30 minutes, depending on which route I take.. The car takes me 12-15 minutes. It’s great killing two birds with one stone. I get some exercise, I can slow down a bit and enjoy the view along the way, and burn less fossil fuel. We’ll see if I am as keen when the weather gets hotter!
I looked up a few quotes on riding a bike.
Charles Schultz, , “Life is like a 10-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.”
The bike I bought has 21 gears!
Albert Einstein wrote, “Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
Novelist H.G. Wells wrote, “Every time I see an adult on a bicycle,
I no longer despair for the future of the human race.”
A final thought from Mark Twain, “Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live.”
Rev. Scott B. Martin
