gratitude Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 06:29:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 On Down the Road: 2022 https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/on-down-the-road-2022/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/on-down-the-road-2022/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2022 05:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10516 The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. Aldous Huxley I love the quote by Huxley on solitude. Not so much to think of myself possessing a powerful and original mind, but rather to excuse my life long attraction to solitude. I’m not sure if it’s […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/on-down-the-road-2022/feed/ 32 10516 VLOG: Gratitude During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/vlog-gratitude-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/vlog-gratitude-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2020 04:10:53 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9565 Remembering Good Times, Having Faith in Tomorrow If I had to choose one photograph that depicts the joy I feel while riding it would be this one of my friend Paul Ruby leaping in the air on one of our many early morning rides. This photograph was made over ten years ago but that feeling […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/vlog-gratitude-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/feed/ 30 9565 Giving Thanks https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/giving-thanks-2/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/giving-thanks-2/#comments Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:25:26 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8095 Giving Thanks Fueled by Hot Chocolate While sitting at the window in Saint’s Cafe last night, a short interlude during errands, fueled by hot chocolate, the moment provided space to reflect on Thanksgiving and what giving thanks really means to me. As a kid, Thanksgiving Day was always about food and hanging out in front […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/giving-thanks-2/feed/ 34 8095 Freedom of the Morning Commute https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/freedom-morning-commute/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/freedom-morning-commute/#comments Wed, 10 May 2017 04:31:05 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7502 Embracing the Morning Commute A quick post, a nod to commuting on the Vespa scooter, a recognition of the transformation from transportation to a flying freedom. First, a confession.  I don’t commute every day.  Some days I shrink at the thought of riding to work.  It could be the weather but more often it’s a […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/freedom-morning-commute/feed/ 25 7502 Thankful for the Small Things With a Vespa Scooter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/thankful-small-things/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/thankful-small-things/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2017 07:31:37 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7180 Snow Squall A sunny departure yesterday morning toward a black sky delivered a sudden snow squall.  I’m thankful that I was there on the Vespa, able to ride through the snow, and find my way safely to work. Vespa and the Slippery Stuff In minutes the air became white with snow and sleet and just […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/thankful-small-things/feed/ 16 7180 Perfect Riding Season https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/perfect-riding-season/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/perfect-riding-season/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2016 11:52:21 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6852 Fog and Vespa Fog, my favorite, along with dropping temperatures, all part of the the perfect riding season.  Yesterday morning a meandering ride to work offered a chance to see the world looking slightly different.  Unusual.  A feat considering how many hundreds of times I’ve ridden along the same path.  Still, I’m seeing things differently. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/perfect-riding-season/feed/ 18 6852 Independence Day https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/independence-day/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/independence-day/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2016 04:05:09 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6647 Independence Day 2016 There’s probably a near endless list of things that give meaning to Independence Day in the United States.  Flags fly and millions enjoy the national holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/independence-day/feed/ 9 6647 Lost in a Vespa Ride https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/05/lost-vespa-ride/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/05/lost-vespa-ride/#comments Sun, 08 May 2016 04:04:02 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6347 Thrill of Departure At the beginning of every Vespa ride an electric thrill travels through my body. It’s short and fleeting, but in that moment I have no cares or worries; I’m smiling and alive. It happens at the start of of adventures and is the same for a short errand. The feeling should not […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/05/lost-vespa-ride/feed/ 14 6347 Gratitude and Things Stuck Up Your Nose https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/gratitude-and-things-stuck-up-your-nose/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/gratitude-and-things-stuck-up-your-nose/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2016 03:53:13 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6211 She said it would be a momentary discomfort… A Pile of Gratitude Other than the minutes I was actually having a heart attack these past few days are the worse I’ve felt in a long, long time. I knew something was different when the nursing staff donned masks and gloves to work on me — […]

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