Part of riding the motorcycle, as far as I’m concerned,
pivots on awareness. Not to sound over
dramatic but your life often depends on what you notice. The thing you miss might be the thing that
makes an otherwise great day…not so great.
When I ride I’m working a 360-degree sweep almost all the time. When in traffic it’s a must. Without the luxury of a steel cage around
you, you’ve got to be that steel cage at least mentally.
Today while scanning the traffic a driver caught my
attention. It was almost as though I was
meant to see this woman. Staring at her
profile through the rain covered window I saw something familiar. This woman looked exactly like my late Mom. I kept stealing glances at her never making
myself obvious. She never saw me but I saw
her. My mind instantly created a
scenario that it was in fact my Mom and she was in town for a surprise
visit. Maybe she was in to see my
sisters or my brother or to visit an old friend. I watched the vehicle move ahead of me my
imagination continued. Soon vanishing
into the traffic around me my mind returned to the reality of life without
her. At the same time I felt a little
recharge and a sense that not only was her spirit around but I was supposed to
see this and feel what I felt. Maybe it’s
just me.
There isn’t a day that passes since February 2008 where I don’t
stop and think of her. My Mom was an incredible
person and a one of a kind. Sometimes
being stuck in traffic delivers a bit of a gift. I’m glad the traffic was slow today.
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