- Raccoons are called “trash pandas” for a reason. Help them out of the trash if they’re stuck.
- Death is imminent and it’s worse for the families who live through it.
- Watching your grandmother die will make you feel the most helpless you’ve ever felt.
- Having to tell someone over and over they’re dying is the worst thing you’ll ever have to do.
- Family and friends are more important than amateur bike racing.
- Pain is relative, but it’s also really fucking personal.
- Finding a job where you can be yourself is more important than one with a fancy title.
- Helping people that have drifted out of your life will re-establish a lost connection.
- You have to work (and make time) to make new and keep friends.
- Communication is the most difficult with people you’re closest to.
- You won’t gain weight taking 5 ½ weeks off the bike as long as you move around and eat in moderation, but it will bring a sense of calm.
- You’re your only advocate.
- The best things for your health aren’t always going to be what you want or like.
- If you don’t practice, you’ll forget.
- Mountain biking > Road cycling.
- THC gummies are potent.
- You just have to ask for what you want or need.
- Meditation and yoga do more for my mind than antidepressants.
- Doctors still would rather put a band-aid over an issue than find the cause.
- Long walks provide more clarity than talking to a very average therapist.
- Writing doesn’t have to be hard if you write for yourself.
- Birthdays are not a death sentence.
- Getting uncomfortable makes life more exciting.
- Eat food because you enjoy it.
- There are a million and one things going on in your body at all times and that’s why it’s difficult to find out what’s wrong with you.
- You’re not alone in your pain although it feels like it most of the time.
- Post on social media to inspire, help, or educate others. Don’t use it as a vanity scale.
- Read books before going to bed instead of captions on a screen.
- Don’t be afraid to do things alone.
- Buy organic.
- People won’t understand what they can’t see.
- Marriage is like a garden. You have to constantly tend to it, otherwise, it’ll die.
- Money is a necessary evil in a capitalist country.
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