How are you this Sunday? Just thought I’d type a few words about my day instead of being a productive elf and making Christmas gifts. Only a few more days left for doing woodwork in the woodshop, I have to make a toy for my nephew, a shelf for my other nephew, and a few other little tidbits for my family. Time is tight, but yet, the computer sucked me in.

I was up early today, had some granola (home made from my Mum) wtih some pomagranite and bee pollen, and then put my super wet day riding clothes on and rode to Trailside Physio to instruct a morning yoga class from 8-9:30. I think I made them work too hard especially for a Sunday morning. My buddy Francisco took some time after class to assess an injury I’ve been nursing for the past week. Seems I have either a sprained rhomboid or a tweaked rib; it’s been causing me an ongoing aching pain, even when I’m sitting here typing. No good. We’ll see how it is in a week.

Rode home in the pouring rain, loved every minute of it, and it gave me time to think about and prepare mentally for a meeting I had at lunchtime which is part of a course I’m taking. Made a quick vita-mix lunch of almonds, cocoa, dates, hemp seed, rice milk, and banana, and was off again feeling powered up.

After my meeting I stopped by the grocery store and picked up some food, and listened to Xavier, loudly, on the rest of the drive home.

Had a glorious cup of tea with Caryn, a little chocolate to go with it. Warm cuppa on a wet day, good stuff. Off tonight to a family get together, and then we’re in to the flow of Monday. I think the week will be a busy one…Christmas Day will ‘present’ itself before we know it.

I hope you are having some joyous moments this Holiday Season. I hope the busiesness of it all isn’t carrying you along without time to catch your breath. I hope you can find time to get out in the fresh air and in the rain for a hike, or a ride, or a walk and to have  a warm cup of tea with a loved one.

Many blessing to you all, and much Peace,

Ryan

It’s a glorious morning in Port Moody, BC. I woke up before sunrise and noticed a the thin layer of frost on the adjacent roofs, and just above, noticed the wispy clouds in the distance starting to glow orange and yellow. The sun will remain low in the sky through this winter day, but high enough to bring warmth to Caryn’s sprouting garden. It’s a beautiful day. And what does the day hold? Some tea no doubt, perhaps in a sunbeam; I’ll sink in to a new book I started called Flow, and then maybe go outside for a walk or run, or perhaps I’ll go for a jaunt on the trials bike. We’ll see, the day is unplanned and open. A little ashtanga yoga is calling, maybe in the afternoon sun? There are many woodworking projects on the go, I need to build a retractable clothes hanger and some vegetable planters for our sundeck, plus I have to build a platform on the top of my truck canopy as an addition to my trials demo set up, and the list goes on. I will have to spend some time on writing a speech on the mental game of riding for the Toronto Bike Show coming up in three weeks, I have so many thoughts and ideas and experiences I want to share on my mind, just have to organize them. Caryn said she’d help me choose a winner for the Trials of Life school contest that just came to a close, tough decision. Well, it’s a beautiful day, I wonder how you will use it, spend it, enjoy it, or pass it? Perhaps it’s already over depending on where you are in the world, and so I hope it was a good one. 

I’m going to go put the kettle on now….