Some beaches have bike paths along their length. These are some of my favorite miles I log on The Kindness Bicycle. I take in the sights as people take in the sights of my signs. The beach in today’s photo does not have a bike path, making it hard to pedal its length, so I didn’t. (That was a joke, of course, a fun visual nonetheless.)
One of the toughest things I have to deal with as I ride, is being in the sun for hours on end. I do the best I can to ride in the early morning and evening hours. I try to find shaded areas and take many breaks in the mid-day. The greatest reward of being on the west coast of Florida is witnessing the setting sun. Every one of them is different, every one of them is pure perfection.

I pedal The Kindness Bicycle at just the right speed. My average daily ride is 25 miles, which I can do in 2 hours if I wish but I am out for 12 hours on some days. If you do the math, my average speed is a perfect roll. Mine is the perfect office, a continually changing panorama of the United States. I take in every sight that I can as I ride. From snow capped mountains to ocean views to rolling countryside, it doesn’t get much better than what I see during the course of my day. It is the canvas of nature, an outdoor museum of every masterpiece ever created, which, if the viewer realizes, offers only beauty and love from its creator.
I also love man made art, from the amazing array of architecture, to found art that is there if you aren’t in too big of a hurried pace to find it. The heart I found on a sidewalk as I rode, prompted me to realize the expression of beauty and love, from its creator.

The Ring Our Country with Kindness ride to raise awareness about Bullying and Adolescent Suicide is going to have a minor name change but have a major focus change as we roll forward with this mission on a new course, a change in the road if you will.  My new focus is to “prevent” Bullying and “prevent” Adolescent Suicide. Sure, by raising awareness, which we will continue to do, Bullying and Adolescent Suicide can be prevented, but with the focus on “preventing,” my mission becomes clearer. When you prevent, you save lives, and that is my one focus: To save kid’s lives.
Today’s photo is of a brick road in my hometown which was taken on my whirlwind visit for Christmas. It seems to be right off of a Currier & Ives print.

We could all use a clean slate every now and then in our lives. New Years Day is a “natural” and affords us that opportunity. Do whatever you can to better yourself no matter where you are on your journey in this lifetime.
Today I posted the following on Facebook: “It’s not too late to make a New Year’s resolution with kindness as a goal.” What a nice response it has received.