Total Recall (2012)

Matthias: Mr. Hauser, What is it you want?
Doug Quaid: I want to help you.
Matthias: That is not the only reason you are here.
Doug Quaid: I want to remember.
Matthias: Why?
Doug Quaid: So I can be myself, be who I was.
Matthias: It is each man's quest to find out who he truly is, but the answer to that lies in the present, not in the past. As it is for all of us.
Doug Quaid: But the past tells us who we've become.
Matthias: The past is a construct of the mind. It blinds us. It fools us into believing it. But the heart wants to live in the present. Look there. You'll find your answer.

[source: http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0321309/quotes]

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Biking to "work," etc.

Despite not knowing how to ride a bike beyond trial and error (learning how to 'unweight' from the handlebars to turn, etc.), I am on a personal change project to bike (or walk) wherever possible instead of driving.

I've biked "to work" at the Coralville Public Library and most recently to return a DVD to the IC Public Library.  I'm tempted to try biking to a doctor's appointment as well.  It's a shame (for my kombucha and vegan carrot cake habit) that the New Pioneer Co-op is on my way to "work" at the library....

I think this is partly an environmental experiment and largely an exercise in trying to face my own fears.

Next up (later this week or early next week): Biking to my 'plot' at the Coralville Community Garden and starting my first foray into growing fruits and vegetables.  I'll be sure to take pictures.

I'm also heading back to the Menominee Vipassana Association as a server for 3 days next week.  Will be good to reconnect to practice and interesting to see what it feels like to 'give back' as well.

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