I rode my bike to Riverside today and sat down to read a book. Little did I know that I would have what some people might call an epiphany.
I literally read two pages of this book and had the scales fall from my eyes. I complain a lot about driving around Tulsa. The roads are in disarray and the traffic is awful. I hate driving. So...why not take the bus? In Kurt Hoelting's book, he talks about living locally, and draws a 100 kilometer/62 mile radius around his home in Puget Sound. He writes, "This much is clear to me. If I can't change my own life in response to the greatest challenge now facing our human family, who can? And if I won't make the effort to try, why should anyone else? So I've decided to start at home, and begin with myself. The question is no longer whether I must respond. The question is whether I can turn my response into an adventure." While this may seem like a abnormal step, to me, it makes sense. It is cheaper for me to buy a bus pass for a month. I spend $50-$60 on gas in one month in my 2006 Jetta! A bus pass is $40. I also get the added bonus of not driving (YOU don't have to hear it), also I will get to meet people and learn to be patient while waiting. It also gets me to better plan each day. I can bring my bike on the bus and go! Think I'm crazy...oh well.
I can't ignore the fact that this is going to be hard and my dedication strong, but I need a change. I'm going to work for this.
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