cookies Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 06:07:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Singular Focus While Riding a Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/10/singular-focus-while-riding-a-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/10/singular-focus-while-riding-a-motorcycle/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2022 06:06:56 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10775 Chocolate Chip Cookie How is it that a chocolate chip cookie is so important to me? Is it really a talisman of some mindful focus on the present moment? Or merely a reflection of a lifelong addiction to sugar? I choose to believe the cookie’s oversized importance points to something greater than sugar. A magical […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/10/singular-focus-while-riding-a-motorcycle/feed/ 8 10775 Meditation Fuel https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/meditation-fuel/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/meditation-fuel/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2016 05:13:22 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5962 Gazing Out a Window My living room, before the great window. The heat from the tea penetrates the heavy ceramic mug and into my hands. Steam floats before my face as I gaze out the window, thinking about nothing, feeling everything, and then my concentration breaks for an instant as I’m reminded of the cookies. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/meditation-fuel/feed/ 11 5962 Second Chance https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/second-chance/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/second-chance/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:10:50 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5900 I’m thankful for a second chance. Riding Appreciation One of the first things I thought about after my heart attack was whether I could ride again.  I worried about my wife and kids, the dogs, friends, work and all the things that make up a life.  In regard to riding I was worried about myself. […]

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