Today, we hear part 1 of my fascinating conversation with Kiki Azim and Kirsten Midura.  Two friends with a common heart.  A common love for motorcycling and a shared passion for healing a hurting world.  People like them have changed the world!  You can too!

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I just said "hello".  He followed me on his new motorcycle into the mountains then down into the valley to my favorite coffee shop.  What he told me there left me speechless.

Have you ever felt the  need to just turn off the world for a while, get out of the house, get out on your motorcycle, to find yourself out on a lonely road and just ride?   I believe that sometimes a ride like that can transform itself into a chance encounter.  Like the stars were aligned for something special, something meaningful to happen.  It happened to me.  I’d like to tell you about it. 

Have you ever found yourself in a Flow State?   Ah… nice.  It’s good to find yourself riding in the Zone.  Maybe that’s a glimpse of Heaven.  So how do we find it on our next ride?

I can’t always find the words to express how meaningful riding is to me and for so many of us around the world.  But others have very effectively found those words.  One such person is Melissa Holbrook Pierson from her 1997 book, The Perfect Vehicle.  So today, we will hear from the most eloquent Forward that I’ve ever heard.  I’ll have a link in the show notes for how you can get your own copy of this book.  So for now, I ask you to relax, pour yourself a favorite coffee or tea, take a couple of deep slow breaths, and listen to these poetic words that describe our beautiful world of motorcycling.

https://www.melissaholbrookpierson.com/the-perfect-vehicle

Sometimes our motorcycle rides are fast paced. Yes, that’s fun, but a fast paced life?  That’s not so fun.  It can be high-risk and destructive.  There are ways of building some cushion of safety, both in motorcycling and in life. Creating some “ Margin" as they call it.  We need to know when to adjust the load, when to slow down, when to make a change, when to rest, before something happens that could impact our ability to ride.  This is important stuff. 

My hope for you and for myself is that we will be just like George Bailey at the end of the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”. By having a motorcycle, the ability to ride to ride it and the many friends and family who love us, we will recognize how very blessed you are right now.  We’ll be reminded that yeah, we are having a Wonderful Life.

Brady McLean, the founder of Go Fast Don’t Die, has a story to share.  Yeah, that’s a cool slogan and he loves motorcycling, but you’ll learn that there’s much more to Brady than business and bikes.  He knows a lot about living a full life.  Honestly, I just felt lucky to be in a conversation with a guy like him.  Get ready for a transformative conversation.

Kim Casares is an amazing motorcycle rider who pushed the limits of courage and strength to reach her goal of riding a motorcycle to the Base Camp of Mount Everest.  Here is my interview with my new friend, a true Motorcycle Adventurer.

Go out there, ride, gain strength, be happy, and share that strength and your inner joy with someone else.  Be a Hero.  You ask "What are you talking about, Ron"???   Oh, have I got a story for you!