Sunday, July 5, 2009

Diversification & Simplification

Rode my bike early this morning - 12.5 miles easy steady ride, nothing to hard with a nice light breeze, sunshine, took some pictures and thoughts of me, to me...

One big goal that I've had for several years now has been to diversify my income and simplify my life in order to enjoy my diversified income. Simple! HA...

Anyways, I have been battling depression for some time now - Depression, what a ugly sounding word, in fact the word itself is downright depressing. But on with my tale.

I have my good moments and other times I sink real low. I have been racking my brain out trying to understand what I'm depressed about and why. It bothers me because each day gos by and I seem to do less and less while my depression grows more and more - like the catch 22 theory.

This morning during my bike ride, I think I came to the answer - since my time off from any cycling this last year or so - I realized I basically substituted it with added business ideas, ventures and schooling. In other words more Diversification.

Now I find myself trying to add more (cycling comeback,etc.) to an all ready full plate which had me thinking this morning that I have over-extended myself in diversity only to find that I've eliminated the simplistic part out of my life. In other words I am running around like a chicken with it's head chopped off, going here and there and not accomplishing much except running around...

Not accomplishing anything has now back loaded me which in turn has me depressed and when under depression I lose interest in doing things which causes more back-up in my life...

So I have decided I have to change that part, NOW! eliminate some business things, focus on the business parts I really enjoy and regroup and simplify...

You all have a wonderful day...

Knobby

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Cycling in Amish Land



Hey there! why not join me and some others this coming September for a 2 day cycling event in Northern Indiana Amish land - Shipshewana-Lagrange-Howe and even through Stugis and other parts of Southern Michigan...

MCC Bike Michiana
September 18-20, 2009
Cycling with Knobby