meditation Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:06:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Vespa GTS Scooter: Transition to Spring https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/04/vespa-gts-scooter-transition-to-spring/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/04/vespa-gts-scooter-transition-to-spring/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:06:06 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11306 Unburdening the Vespa GTS Scooter A month ago I decided it was time to remove all the gear from the scooter that keeps me warm and toasty in cold weather. The Tucano Urbano muffs and Termoscud apron. A few days of warmer weather and a gut feeling it was time had me reach for the […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/04/vespa-gts-scooter-transition-to-spring/feed/ 14 11306 Can a Video Replicate a Riding Experience? https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/06/can-a-video-replicate-a-riding-experience/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/06/can-a-video-replicate-a-riding-experience/#comments Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:32:40 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10861 Virtual Riding Experience A blog post used to more routinely be the place where I would share my riding experience. Whether on my Vespa scooter or some other two-wheeled machine that riding experience would likely appear here. When I bought the Himalayan in January of 2022 I made a decision to make a more deliberate […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/06/can-a-video-replicate-a-riding-experience/feed/ 16 10861 Prescription: Royal Enfield Himalayan and Autumn https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/11/prescription-royal-enfield-himalayan-and-autumn/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/11/prescription-royal-enfield-himalayan-and-autumn/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10792 A Change of Scenery A riding rhythm has eluded me for the past two months. Maybe more. The usual drive to get on the motorcycle or scooter just hasn’t been animating my decisions. Instead, i’ve lost myself in too much television. Too much sugar. Too much sleep. Staring out the window at the changing autumn […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/11/prescription-royal-enfield-himalayan-and-autumn/feed/ 9 10792 Riding is Magic https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/11/riding-is-magic/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/11/riding-is-magic/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10490 It’s always a surprise what triggers me to write an essay for Scooter in the Sticks. This time it was dragging the garbage can to the street for pickup and seeing frost on the car. There are hints that winter is approaching; leaves descending from trees; geese honking overhead; squirrels and chipmunks growing fatter and […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/11/riding-is-magic/feed/ 25 10490 Morning Meditations https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/07/morning-meditations/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/07/morning-meditations/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10378 You Shall Not Pass Morning meditations have become a daily ritual. One that didn’t come easy. I’ve learned life is easier when I begin the day slowly.  It’s not a simple task because my mind is most active in the morning and I can be swept into action before I really have an idea of […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/07/morning-meditations/feed/ 19 10378 Words of Reflection https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/12/words-of-reflection/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/12/words-of-reflection/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2019 05:05:10 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9346 Quiet Moments My dog Junior is lying at my feet. The sound of a soft exhale of breath as he prepares to descend into sleep. The ceiling is splashed with green and red lights from the laser projector outside which paints our house in a festive sparkle and shoots through the livingroom window to add […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/12/words-of-reflection/feed/ 18 9346 Choose Your Own Way https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/06/choose-your-own-way/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/06/choose-your-own-way/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2019 04:22:42 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9084 A Gray World Yesterday morning, just before venturing out on the Vespa into a gray world, I came across a quote by Viktor Frankl. “The last of human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s way.” The words stuck with me as I pushed the scooter into […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/06/choose-your-own-way/feed/ 14 9084 Les Misérables https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/les-miserables/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/les-miserables/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2018 06:29:15 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8891 Portrait of Illness First, I want to extend my apologies to Victor Hugo for borrowing his title for this post.  And more importantly, acknowledge that any suffering or illness I’m currently enduring is insignificant to that of millions of people.  Most of my problems in life definitely fall into the category of “First World Problems.”  […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/les-miserables/feed/ 16 8891 The Ride Lingers in the Mind https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/the-ride-lingers-in-the-mind/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/the-ride-lingers-in-the-mind/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2018 08:41:32 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8887 Becoming One With the World Strange how I often find myself writing in the middle of the night. House quiet, dogs asleep and my head turning over thoughts from a ride earlier in the day. Sometimes the ride stays with me beyond the road, the ride lingers in the mind where it ceases to be […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/the-ride-lingers-in-the-mind/feed/ 23 8887 Reflections on Christmas https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/reflections-on-christmas/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/reflections-on-christmas/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2018 04:41:01 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8880 A Vespa Christmas Christmas Day has come and is nearly gone.  Family has gathered, presents opened, friends encountered and the house is once again quiet.  A fine time for reflections on Christmas. Before wandering off I want to extend to each of you hopes for a Merry Christmas and some wonderful times leading up to […]

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