Comments on: Looking both ways Part I: Pedal pusher http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/ Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:01:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miki http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/#comment-113820 Miki Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:54:04 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1120#comment-113820 Hello Geo, what a touching and illuminating story. It's hard to dare "color outside the line" the first time. But the more a person keeps "pitching out fears" as one comment said, the braver one gets about doing it again....thank you for sharing that :>) -Miki Hello Geo, what a touching and illuminating story. It’s hard to dare “color outside the line” the first time. But the more a person keeps “pitching out fears” as one comment said, the braver one gets about doing it again….thank you for sharing that :>) -Miki

]]> By: Blog Segullah : Looking both ways Part III: Crash course http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/#comment-107759 Blog Segullah : Looking both ways Part III: Crash course Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:37:36 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1120#comment-107759 [...] of “Looking both ways” by our Geo, who blogs On Bright Street. You can find I and II here and here respectively. Thanks again dear [...] [...] of “Looking both ways” by our Geo, who blogs On Bright Street. You can find I and II here and here respectively. Thanks again dear [...]

]]> By: Geo http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/#comment-107627 Geo Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:14:16 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1120#comment-107627 Lindsey—Thanks for the encouragement! I think life is one big long pitching of fears. Can we ever get to the very last one in this life? Russ—Hey, cousin-in-code! Thanks for being interested! Lindsey—Thanks for the encouragement! I think life is one big long pitching of fears. Can we ever get to the very last one in this life?

Russ—Hey, cousin-in-code! Thanks for being interested!

]]> By: Cou Russ http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/#comment-106820 Cou Russ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:31:25 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1120#comment-106820 It's nice to hear more about your life. It’s nice to hear more about your life.

]]> By: Lindsey Bowen http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/#comment-106815 Lindsey Bowen Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:09:52 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1120#comment-106815 Thanks for reminding us to enjoy the ride. It's funny how sometimes those childhood lessons apply to us even as adults! There are still several fears I wish I could overcome. Keep writing, you have a gift! Thanks for reminding us to enjoy the ride. It’s funny how sometimes those childhood lessons apply to us even as adults! There are still several fears I wish I could overcome. Keep writing, you have a gift!

]]> By: Geo http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/#comment-106542 Geo Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:35:52 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1120#comment-106542 Alisa—I'm SO glad you took the time to visit and share that wonderful comment. I love that Joseph Campbell quote too. It's a constant challenge to remember and accept it. Your story about your big ride last August is fantastic. I love this shifting analogy and you just taught me a bunch more about it. So much to ponder . . . . You are right that oftentimes help and support come in the most unexpected ways. We really have to be on the lookout for those kinds of opportunities to be God's hands for other people. Thank you for reminding me of that. I think you're terrific. And as for being your mom's friend . . . it's my pleasure! I love her so much. And by the way, I love all her kids too. Elizabeth—thanks! Alisa—I’m SO glad you took the time to visit and share that wonderful comment. I love that Joseph Campbell quote too. It’s a constant challenge to remember and accept it.

Your story about your big ride last August is fantastic. I love this shifting analogy and you just taught me a bunch more about it. So much to ponder . . . .

You are right that oftentimes help and support come in the most unexpected ways. We really have to be on the lookout for those kinds of opportunities to be God’s hands for other people. Thank you for reminding me of that. I think you’re terrific.

And as for being your mom’s friend . . . it’s my pleasure! I love her so much. And by the way, I love all her kids too.

Elizabeth—thanks!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/#comment-106168 Elizabeth Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:30:49 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1120#comment-106168 Thanks, Georgia. I liked the analogy. Thanks, Georgia. I liked the analogy.

]]> By: Alisa http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/#comment-105119 Alisa Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:15:11 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1120#comment-105119 Geo, My mom sent me the link to this and I'm so glad she did. I really enjoyed reading it. One of my all time favorite quotes is by Joseph Campbell..."We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." Your article embodies what I think I love about that quote. I also cycle a little. I was riding in one of the hardest elevation climbs I've ever ridden in this past August. My bike has I don't even know how many gears...I'm guessing 20. It's so confusing and yes I too have been scared of not wanting to "disturb" the gears, that I've always ridden by only using gears on my right hand. During this ride I was going up this STEEP climb and I was doing my normal one-handed gear shifting and people were just flying by me. All ages, shapes and sizes. I just couldn't keep up. Finally a guy rode by me, looked back and hollered "You are wasting so much energy in the wrong gear!" That did it. My gear experimention began. That was just the beginning of the climbing I would do on that ride and I used every gear I had. I even derailed once (another huge fear of mine) and two nice ladies stopped and helped me get my bike back together. They even thanked me at the end for giving them a reason to get off their bike and take a break! One of those same ladies that helped me fix my bike gave me even more advice...that I wasn't pushing my heal down hard enough while peddling. When I tried her technique it relieved my aching knee. I really appreciated the advice I received on that ride. Although unsolicited and from strangers I am so glad they took the time to give me, a complete stranger, advice that saved my ride. For what ever reasons, I have been let down by close friends and family in my life that I think should have been more reliable in my times of need. But I am so grateful for the strangers that have done so much with out even knowing they've given me anything. Thanks for your wonderful article and thanks for being a good friend to my mom. She needs you! Geo,
My mom sent me the link to this and I’m so glad she did. I really enjoyed reading it. One of my all time favorite quotes is by Joseph Campbell…”We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” Your article embodies what I think I love about that quote.
I also cycle a little. I was riding in one of the hardest elevation climbs I’ve ever ridden in this past August. My bike has I don’t even know how many gears…I’m guessing 20. It’s so confusing and yes I too have been scared of not wanting to “disturb” the gears, that I’ve always ridden by only using gears on my right hand. During this ride I was going up this STEEP climb and I was doing my normal one-handed gear shifting and people were just flying by me. All ages, shapes and sizes. I just couldn’t keep up. Finally a guy rode by me, looked back and hollered “You are wasting so much energy in the wrong gear!” That did it. My gear experimention began. That was just the beginning of the climbing I would do on that ride and I used every gear I had. I even derailed once (another huge fear of mine) and two nice ladies stopped and helped me get my bike back together. They even thanked me at the end for giving them a reason to get off their bike and take a break! One of those same ladies that helped me fix my bike gave me even more advice…that I wasn’t pushing my heal down hard enough while peddling. When I tried her technique it relieved my aching knee. I really appreciated the advice I received on that ride. Although unsolicited and from strangers I am so glad they took the time to give me, a complete stranger, advice that saved my ride.
For what ever reasons, I have been let down by close friends and family in my life that I think should have been more reliable in my times of need. But I am so grateful for the strangers that have done so much with out even knowing they’ve given me anything.
Thanks for your wonderful article and thanks for being a good friend to my mom. She needs you!

]]> By: wendy http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/#comment-104866 wendy Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:28:51 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1120#comment-104866 I wish we lived closer to each other, Geo. The Shifty Ladies sounds great! I wish we lived closer to each other, Geo. The Shifty Ladies sounds great!

]]> By: Geo http://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-both-ways-part-i-pedal-pusher/#comment-104853 Geo Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:33:46 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1120#comment-104853 Wendy, you don't sound at all morose or wallowing to me. I love your honest evaluation and that you were willing to share it. I get it. I know that mix. It takes constant work, this rooting out fear thing. Maybe we should start our own biking club. The Shifty Ladies? Wendy, you don’t sound at all morose or wallowing to me. I love your honest evaluation and that you were willing to share it. I get it. I know that mix. It takes constant work, this rooting out fear thing. Maybe we should start our own biking club. The Shifty Ladies?

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