tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post5946166031750265225..comments2024-02-20T00:55:18.782-08:00Comments on Change Your Life. Ride A Bike!: We Have Nothing To Fear, But We Do It AnywayAdrienne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-56208897506433664922011-01-16T13:36:25.545-08:002011-01-16T13:36:25.545-08:00One of the things I have learned in 16 years of pa...One of the things I have learned in 16 years of parenting is that kids have a pretty good sense of what they should not be doing. If given a long leash and allowed to fail from time to time, they get very good at identifying what they should and should not be doing. Society seems to be pretty clear about wanting kids to never learn these lessons nowadays. I find it very sad and children find it stifling.Adrienne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-86167369346196284452011-01-12T09:56:54.368-08:002011-01-12T09:56:54.368-08:00I have a simple way of doing business regarding he...I have a simple way of doing business regarding helmets: I don't tell anyone they're dumb not to wear one if they don't tell me I'm dumb for wearing one.<br /><br />For me a helmet wasn't an option as a child, but the fear was there almost immediately upon learning how to ride when my mother sternly insisted: "No riding in the street!" So many people have grown up with that edict ingrained it can't help but have influenced so many motorists who think bikes have no place on the street.Will Campbellhttp://www.wildbell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-91437502952710248352011-01-11T14:52:55.887-08:002011-01-11T14:52:55.887-08:00Mr C- I always wonder about what we teach our kids...Mr C- I always wonder about what we teach our kids. They come into the world knowing instinctively how to question things. Then we spend a decade and a half teaching them not to.<br /><br />GE- glad you liked them! <br /><br />examinedspoke- She obviously never got hit by a stray ball. They can kill, you know : ) Everything in life worth doing comes with risk and every moment we are alive could be our last, with or without helmets. I say fly and ride horses and scuba dive and parachute and ride bicycles and have families and read banned books until the moment you drop dead.<br /><br />KFG- my old helmet kept me from some face scrapes when I was younger. I found it to be a good thing when riding in areas with low hanging trees, too. As I no longer jump off dirt piles or under trees, I think I will be OK : )<br /><br />OF- You said it ,brother! Fear=control=power and I have no time for it.<br /><br />Mikael- Good talk! We just need to get TED better tech support : ) Should you return to my neck of the woods, advance notice would be very much appreciated so that we can all take our vitamins and get enough sleep ahead of time.Adrienne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-7792075946443437442011-01-11T12:52:07.744-08:002011-01-11T12:52:07.744-08:00I am sooo not afraid of coming back to San Francis...I am sooo not afraid of coming back to San Francisco and drinking with you all at mariachi bars in the mission...<br /><br />Word verification: dulkshri. The loud-pitched sound I make when drunk.Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-57307494267712934642011-01-11T09:56:20.206-08:002011-01-11T09:56:20.206-08:00When I was very young I learned an old Irish toast...When I was very young I learned an old Irish toast. "Born in pain, live in fear and die alone." Sometime ago I decided that since I can't do anything about the "born" part I would try to improve the "live" part. What I used to think was keeping private I realized was just fear of being found out. So I'm not so private but I still have fear and am constantly bombarded by those who would have me fear. Fear seems to be how control is exercised these days just as it has in the past. The more fear the more control.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-57551223834969752222011-01-11T09:21:04.327-08:002011-01-11T09:21:04.327-08:00I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is ...I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.<br /><br />" . . .a future where they will need to be creative and fearless and brazen on a level most of us have never known? My goodness, I hope so, because we have fallen off and we need to get back on the bike of life without fear for the sake of our kids and ourselves."<br /><br />Amen.<br /><br />P.S. I've never know a road helmet to do much for preventing facial injuries, that's why they make helmets specifically to address that issue.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-16809588768793320662011-01-11T08:25:47.334-08:002011-01-11T08:25:47.334-08:00When I took up flying, my first instructor told me...When I took up flying, my first instructor told me that if I stayed long enough, I'd have a pilot friend die of it. Eventually, one did, after crashing off the coast of Malibu. Flying magazines are full of example cases of flights gone wrong. It takes a strong stomach to read some of them.<br /><br />When I took up horseback riding, the instructors refused to allow me on a horse without a helmet, and friends kept telling me about Christopher Reeves. After awhile, I gave it up in favor of cycling.<br /><br />I went parachuting once. They required that I wear a helmet too, but mostly to keep the wind out of my hair.<br /><br />I used to have a work colleague who refused to do any activity that required a helmet. That meant no skating, skateboarding, cycling, horseback riding, motorcycling, climbing, football, baseball, skiing, etc. She played golf.<br /><br />I'm not sure what's "safe" anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-15900147778983241502011-01-11T08:07:04.695-08:002011-01-11T08:07:04.695-08:00Both of these videos you have shared are incredibl...Both of these videos you have shared are incredibly powerful. I hope that others will take the time to view them and truly take in the information. These should both be mandatory viewing for the masses. Thank you so much for sharing them.G.E.http://endlessvelolove.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-57403155907899449022011-01-11T07:52:09.175-08:002011-01-11T07:52:09.175-08:00I agree. rather than teaching children (and adults...I agree. rather than teaching children (and adults) to be afraid of everything unquestioningly, we should equip them with the skills needed to think and learn about risks for themselves. <br /><br />Rather than insisting on helmets (of dubious benefit) for everyone, maybe people would start to think about the underlying problems which make people want helmets. This kind of more complex thinking is a useful skill which we should teach more of.Dr C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234078254243840589noreply@blogger.com