Yeah, it’s true.  There really are only two things that matter to me…..my Family, and Cycling.  Seriously, if I could fill my days with nothing other than these two things I would consider myself an utter success.  My Family and the Bike matter so much to me, that I’ve spent the past few years carving out a life that allows me to have these two things as my ultimate daily priorities.

Inside I’ve always known how mucho important these things are to me, but it wasn’t until I wrote this line in a recent post that I realized that nothing else really even matters to me: “Family and Bikes.  If I have that, then I have all I need.  The rest is just STUFF.”

But what happens when it comes to money and sustaining yourself so that the majority of time can be spent on these two things?  I’m not a Pro Cyclist who gets paid to ride a bike.  I may think of myself as a Pro Family Man…..but I have yet to meet someone who will pay me to be a Dad and Husband.  So what do I do? I have been lucky enough I have purposely created my own culture so that I primarily work from home, and have moved our Family around to locations such as our present home of Austin, where cycling is King and the weather makes it doable all year round.

However, as I find myself focusing more and more on my Family and the Bike, the idea of making money and building a career have totally taken the back seat.   But things have been weighing heavily on me lately and I’m searching out ways to balance my two main loves with that crazy little notion of making cash.

I know I have just a touch of “dreamer” in me, and I envision someone bringing me that paradise job offer which allows me to focus on my two loves letting me spend valuable time with my Family…teaching my kids about the world….and having no other priorities when I’m enjoying these moments.  Of course this offer also includes a whole lot of cycling time….and why not throw in a little world travel cycling along with it as well?

What have you done to fuel your passions in life?

A limit set by yourself
Intrusion of your life by someone else
Creating trouble when joy is an easy option
Harsh words
Affecting the lives of Children who can’t defend themselves
Causing disorder
Shattering dreams through jealousy
Causing problems through ignorance
Implementing regulations which create a need for more regulations
Living a Life instead of Creating a Life
Giving into the Rat race
Forgetting your dreams….more importantly….What you believe in

Remembering the Golden Rule
Remembering who you wanted to be and knowing it’s still attainable
Never letting others affect your character
Believing in the Universe
Believing in your Dreams
Support
Improving your own life and those closest to you
Letting others do their own thing……we are all different
Loving Children…..they are the ones who will be taking over
Create your own culture
Dare, Risk, Have Courage
You will never be as Young as you are today

Life is full of paths, trails, passages, and journeys
Choices are part of every day…..every minute
One direction may get re-routed, but the journey continues
Old Pathways are still open
Conformity is good and bad, choose the right ones
Getting along is much more fun then the alternative
There is only one thing we were meant to do
Live