Its easy to get caught up in the day to day grind. When I am not at work I am working on the house or working one of my fleet of vehicles. Its easy for me to get lost in all the things I need to get done.

Today I took a break from all that and took a motorcycle ride with a friend from work. We headed into northwest Maryland. It was by no means a long ride but it was incredibly refreshing. The weather was beautiful, the grass was green, the sky blue, and the air just smelled like summer. I had missed all this until I got out of the traffic in Baltimore and made my way into the country on my bike.

On a motorcycle you are closer to your surroundings. You can smell the fresh cut grass, you can feel the air temperature drop as you ride through shadows, you can see everything with an unobstructed view.

I got the impression of expansiveness I looked upon the distant landscape from the road as it peaked on a hill. It really puts things in perspective. Life is not about work. Its not about finishing the basement bathroom. Its not about traffic on way to work. Life is bigger than all that, and a motorcycle is a good way to see that.