You've Got to Show Up

If you don't show, you'll never know what could've been. This is my rationale for maintaining a "work week"...only three days in a row this time of year, but it's something. Yes, for twenty-nine years I've opened my bicycle store all Winter inspite of the fact that Winter months have never been profitable. I always thought that consistancy and reliability were worth a lot...right up there with honesty and integrity. I suppose this is why we survived as a bicycle shop for nearly thirty years. I am not sure what it all means...it has given me a "sense of purpose" and has kept me from getting into other types of trouble. I see that it won't be a business that I'll be passing on to my offspring. He has carved a much better niche for himself in the working world...a very independant soul with his own misssion in life. So, I have this property that I must sell. I had hopes of a continuation of my mission (to promote and encourage self-propulsion on two wheels) however, selling real estate tied to a mission is not as easy as I thought. "If someone wants to buy your property and turn it into a beauty salon you've got to accept that." That's where we're at here in the middle of January at 4,600ft. Snow on the ground, temperatures in the teens each morning and no one needing an innertube, or a helmet, or a new bicycle. Yes, it will get better in March and we'll barely be able to keep up with their needs in May. I guess I just needed a mid- Winter pep-talk.

Far-Infrared Sauna To The Rescue

I post my appreciation for the TheraSauna, that we purchased over fifteen years ago, quite often. It helps me launch into the day with warm bones and a toasty spine throughout these winter days that we signed-up for when we moved to Chester, Ca. some 38 years ago. I've been toasted and enriched by having numerous naked conversations with various friends and relatives over these last dozen+ years that I'm sure would have never happened had we not installed the three person corner cabinet hot box. Ten years before we installed the TheraSauna we purchased a Snorkel wood-fired hot tub. It was also a place to heat-up and consult with friends and family but it wasn't the same. Sitting there in a stocking cap and knowing that you'd soon be launching onto an icy deck was not condusive to revealing discussions about how we might improve our attitudes and inner-personal relationships. In the far-infrared sauna however, watching each other evacuate toxins from every pore is definitely more therapeutic and personal than bathing in a tub of hot water together. Trust is a huge part of the experience. The subjects discussed are many and deeply detailed while sharing a thirty minute sweat-session in the TheraSauna. We get out and take a shower... sending all of the poisons down the drain. No need to go through any further therapy, at least for that day. The daily sauna can also offer quiet time, even when shared. I often hear my body sweat, breaths are deeper and slower and the main pump sends blood down to usually cool toes.