Step
One.
Select your
Vehicle of
Choice.
From sandals
To shoes,
To tricycles,
To bicycles,
Cars,
Horses,
Monster trucks,
And every other method
Or madness
In between:
A rider
Sits,
But a passenger
Rides.
Your vehicle
Of life
Is your selection
Of being.
We never ride
The same
Mode
For
Life,
But our life
Teaches us
Never
To take a mode
And
Make
It
Permanent.
Step
Two.
Put on
Your
Secure,
Fastening
Device.
Strap your
Sandals,
Tie your
Shoes,
Tighten your
Training wheels,
Grease your
Chain,
Fasten your
Seatbelt,
Fix your
Saddle,
Pump your
Tires.
Do what you must,
But never forget,
Safety
Is a
Must,
Not a
Myth.
Step
Three.
Start your engines.
Take your first
Step,
Jog your first
Lap,
Yell your first
‘Look Ma no hands’,
Pop your first
Wheelie,
Rev your first
Roar of many,
Begin your first
Stride,
Commence your first
Offroad excursion.
Never forget what makes a start so
Beautiful.
Beauty isn’t
Hard to find in any
New
Beginning,
But rather,
It’s harder
To find in any old
Ending.
A beginning is the start of something
New,
Because there was once a past.
Take a breathe and
Begin.
Step
Four.
Put it in
Reverse.
Just as you begin,
You must remember
What got you to this
Beginning in the first place.
Every beginning begins with something
Having ended:
Your last sandal strap
Broke.
Your last shoe found
Yet another
Hole
At
Rock
Bottom
With no warranty,
Loophole
Or
Loop
Hole
In
Sight.
Your last fall,
Last
Spring,
Showcased that you needed
A
Bit
More
Stability
In your life.
Your last ride
Was all too comfortable
And you needed a bit more
Risk in your
Journey.
Your last tire
Burst
And you’d like a bit more comfortable
Seating,
With a radio
That isn’t the wind
Howling
While you are going
Down
A
Hill.
Your last engine failure
Showed you that
Purebred transportation
Is the way to
Go.
Your last trip
Off a saddle
Shows you that an armored tank
Is an excessive next step,
But a few extra inches off the ground
Wouldn’t hurt a
Fly.
Step
Five.
Accelerate on the
Open
Road.
A journey will take a lifetime
If you take a lifetime
To
Begin
The
Journey.
A roadtrip has to begin
Somehow.
And the how
For
Some
Is a bit tricky.
Getting pulled over for
Speed walking
In sandals
Is quite a
Feat,
That I’m sure
Involves
Tired
Feet.
Burning rubber
Soles
With
A
Happy
Soul
Is never
Considered
Arson,
And
Therefore,
Not
A
Crime.
Finding one of your
Training wheels
Missing
Is
A
Story
To
Tell
When
You’re going
Downhill.
Slamming
The
Emergency
Brakes
Down
A
Hill
Creates
Quite
A
Fast
Flight.
Watching TV
Chases
Means
If OJ
Can
Drive
The highway
For
Hours,
So
Can
You.
Imagining
The Wild West
Police chases
Means
You too
Can
Be
A
Cow-person,
Dearest
Cowboy,
Or
Cowgirl.
Whipping
Up
Dirt
Never
Bothered
The
Earth
Until
A noise disturbance call
At 3am
Means
It likely
Bothered
The local farmer
With
His
Sleeping
Animals.
Step
Six.
Live out a
Fantasy of
A
Lifetime
Because
Imagination
Creates
Your
Ultimate
Destination.
An owner’s manual
Unfinished
Is an invitation
To write a story
Untold.
Write your
Legendary
Tale.
Ultimately,
They all end
Up
Being
What
We
Call
A
High
Speed
Chase.
