๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐

"Ego", literally translated (from Latin), means โI.โ The Ego has several hats (such as #egotism, #egocentrism, #superego), but for the sake of simplification, lets focus on #egoic; โpertaining to I.โ Egoic thoughts, emotions, motives and behaviors which are focused on the self - in a self-absorbed way.
Being self-aware (an extremely important factor when riding), is a far cry from being self-absorbed, and a quality worth cultivating. Self-awareness is consciousness of the self and having an understanding of how our actions and behaviors impact (or not) the world around us. Keeping the #ego in check requires self-awareness. "How am I behaving in the world?", versus "How the world should behave towards me."
So often when riding the body fires up. Adrenaline is pumping and the focus is addicting. It feels like every nerve ending is alive and tingling. The problem is if/when we forget about the world around us. Riding through towns/villages and such, without dialing it down. Forgetting there are people living at a slower pace and children who might be playing close by, or animals sleeping on the road or meandering about. Being #considerate and aware should always be a part of a riders skill set.
I confess to at times enjoying the ego boost of realising I am riding better/faster/more skilled than some riders around me, but then there is always some flip side of having someone being better/faster/more skilled than me too. When evaluating the situation, the ego boost is sometimes worth a small thrill but at other times it's not worth the potential hazard. Using logic and calculating risk is another important addition to a riders skill set.
So, with it being the Season of "goodwill to all" and a New Year about to begin, make it a self-aware one and leave the ego in the bin. Ride safe. Take care of yourself. ..and show consideration to others. โค๏ธ๐๐โบ
(..๐ฐ๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ "#๐ก๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐ตo๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐บ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆMaintenance", ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ-๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต. #๐๐ด๐บ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ. ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ด๐บ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข #๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐บ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ.)


As always Ride Safe be Safe be Well & Happy Holidays my friend ๐๐ฒ๐
There are some riders out there riding on pure ego, what I describe as the "look at me" types. They aren't all speed demons and reckless, some just want to be heard.
Don't we all. ๐
Thanks for posting this, it's refreshing to have something to read here of this nature. ๐
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