F3 Knoxville

[mountainbiking] Wednesday Night Ride

Asylum AM
AO: mountainbiking
Q: Imaginary
PAX: Frosty, Toebox, Spicoli, Riddler, Old School, Cleaver (@Spicoli’s 2.0)
FNGs: 1 Cleaver (@Spicoli’s 2.0)
COUNT: 7
Happy 4th of July!!

WARMUP / ROUTE: Take off and ride. Got in a lot of downhill sessions and some flow.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Q calendar is open. Please signup – just pick a location, lead the ride and provide a COT of what is on your mind. If you ride by yourself, you are equipped to Q.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Not sure if this story is true below, but we talked about not missing opportunities – you never know when it may be the last.

A good friend of mine unexpectedly lost his wife. A couple months later we were golfing together, chatting about nothing. He asked what my dinner plans were, and I told him wifey wanted my homemade chili and cornbread, but I didn’t feel like stopping at the store. We golfed a few more minutes when he quietly said, “Make the chili.”

It took me a few minutes to realize we were no longer talking about dinner. It was about going out of your way to do something for someone you love because at any moment, they could unexpectedly be taken from you. So today I’m sharing with you that wisdom handed to me by my dear friend, that I’ve thought of many times since that day. Next time someone you love wants you to go for a walk or watch a football game or play a board game or just put your phone down and give them your undivided attention, just do it. “Make the chili.”