State of Mind

My California Dad, when I am talking about the weather (when am I not?) reminds me "Joni, remember that the weather is a state of mind". And he's right. Further thinking of these words, I wonder, with all the wind in my "state of mind" weather, where does this leave me? A bit breezy? A windy air-head?

If you don't ride a bike, the wind factor is not so mind boggling. I took a day off the bike last weekend when I just couldn't muster up the courage to ride in the 25+ MPH winds plus gusts, and by Sunday I had fresh legs with a fresh attitude and a nice 50 mile ride. Sunday was also a rare and calm day with a slight 5 MPH East wind.

At first I thought that just having a rest day was the trick. But then yesterday the 'wind factor' was there, and it made me tired. Not physically really. Mentally. So, my Dad is right again. It's in my mind.

The thing is, that alot of folks who are reading me, are thinking, "Oh, she'll never last out there on the windy Prairie! She'll be back in California before you know it. Look how miserable she is!"

HA!! I may be complaining about the wind, the lack of terrain, the lack of riding buddies or people who have any kind of passion for the bicycle. But I am FAR from miserable. Indeed, I'm about as happy as I've ever been in my life. So while I still complain about the weather, I'm not complaining about my life.

Come to think about it, I complained all the time about the weather in the "Perfect Weather" state. It's too windy, cold, foggy, etc. I guess I complain about the weather, because I have nothing really in life to complain about. (Although, I could complain about the the lack of a Peet's coffee house but I get it delivered, the lack of a sushi bar, lack of diversity...but complaining about the weather stays out of politics, important issues, etc...it's a safe-to-complain-about subject...know what I mean?) Or I could complain about nothing...hmmm...what a concept!

Guess I'll go give myself a mental workout in the wind now. I am motor-pacing Mike this evening. Happy Tuesday.