Fat tire

Life is about balance, right? Life is about fun, right? Life is about self time, right? Life is using your higher power, right? If this is all true, which this writer believes is then it is time to reflect on our model here at Addiction Services. The model of positive energy speaks loudly to self. If you are truly listening to our helping page then you understand balance is important to have in your life. I'm sure you are utilizing that higher power every day to pray, reflect, think, and give thanks. The positive energy flows through your mind and you are having fun! Exercise is a key component in our model. Here is a visual that I want all of you to try and picture in your mind, right now! It is minus 3 degrees, 15 inches of snow in some spots cloud the surface of a Minnesota lake. The wind is brisk, and fierce at the same time. You can see lights of the ice fisherman in their ice houses. In order to get to the lake you need to pedal with strength, on your fat tire bike. The large tires, (not studded tires-need that next) allow you to go through 3 to 4 inches of snow on a track. Two miles of hard pedaling, in dark night, you finally exit on to the lake. The wind is blowing hard and you need to keep your balance. Your eyes are focused 30 feet in front of you to keep your balance. Snow is swirling at your face, and you tell yourself to keep going! Self time, feeling that rush, on a Minnesotan lake. All of sudden it becomes eerie quiet. You look up above and see all the stars, pitch black in some areas. You realize you are on 18 inches of ice, (or you pray you are) but here the cracking of the ice as you pedal faster but still need to be in control. A higher power is guiding you. The ice will not break, you have faith! Now you can see the other side of the lake. You are almost there. Wow, you think to yourself, this is fun! In control of every thought, and working through mother nature's elements. The temperature  does not matter. Fifty feet and you made it across the lake, west to east. The feeling of accomplishment is racing through your mind. I did it, I did it. You take off your goggles, facemask, and gloves. Staying in your health, staying in the moment. Life is great, but, now you have to go back across and get home. Self-Balance-Higher Power-Fun