And yet, with all the necessity of paying perfect attention to what I'm doing, or maybe

because of that, my thoughts still flow.

In a more coherent way than they have in a while.

My mind is also able to roam backwards and forwards over my life, past, present, and future.

I think of my kids, and what will happen to them.

I remember a hundred moments from our lives together, a life which, either as profoundly

changed, were perhaps even ended.

I think of being alone.

In this moment, gloriously, completely alone.

My mind protected by a full-face helmet in closing myself with myself.

And how long this solitude will last.

And how long I might want it to.

Have you ever been on a motorbike?

The freedom, the space, being so connected to both machine and nature at the same time?

Peter Sagle is a long-time biker and host of NPR's Weight Weight, don't tell me.

Today, he shares a meditative story about a trip through the American Midwest, which

gave him the space that he needed, inside and out, to navigate a difficult time in his

life.

In this series, we blend immersive first-person stories with mindfulness prompts, to help

you restore yourself at any time of the day.

I'm Rohan, and I'll be your guide on this episode of Meditative Story.

From time to time, we'll pause the story ever so briefly, for me to come in with guidance

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