Ride for Passion

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Finding your passion is about more than just fulfilling your cravings or desires. There is a difference between passion and desire. Passion that comes from your natural tendencies, or what can be called “purpose,” is not dependent on your circumstances. You can tell the difference between the two because of how you feel when you do the activity. Doing activities inline with your passion that comes from purpose will make you feel energized, alive and make you want to continue the activity even more. You can lose track of time, become obsessed and maybe even have to give yourself time limits on how much you engage in the activity. You are like an addict.

On the other hand, doing activities that fulfill desires that are circumstantial can make you feel satisfied and content. The more you do the activity, the more satisfied you become and less interested in continuing the activity. One example of this is the love of babies or small children. Someone whose passion is to be around them might want to run a daycare center or be school teacher, whereas, someone who wants to be a parent will feel that deep desire fulfilled by birth or adoption.

Your true passion is like a soul-mate activity. It is the thing that makes you feel alive when you do it. Recognizing your passion that comes from purpose, or your natural tendencies, can often happen if you think about what you would want to do if you had all of your needs and desires met. If you had all of the money in the world, finished traveling and had all of your wishes and desires fulfilled, what would you want to do with your time?

Some people say they have a dream or passion about something at which they are not very good. Just look at the American Idol tryouts. Everyone thinks they are the best. But they often have not taken any time to learn or train to be the best. They have a desire but not a real passion. People who find their true passion often want to be good at what they love. Wanting to learn more and putting forth the effort to do so is a natural part of pursuing your passion.

The training was complete and it was finally time to ride. I loaded the pickup with the two bikes and started down Interstate 80 headed west towards Wyoming. I was making the journey in the truck by myself as Susan and the girls were flying out a couple days later. I enjoyed the drive through the western states. When I get in the drivers seat, my mind starts to work. I love just driving and thinking. I couldn’t wait for the bike ride to begin.After a couple of days visiting with my sister and her family in Portland, it was finally time to ride. Susan and I arrived at the hotel we were staying at prior to the start of the ride. The nerves were starting to pick up in my body as I was thinking, “what in the world have we gotten ourselves into?” We wheeled our bikes into this beautiful hotel, on to the elevator and up to our room.

After getting very little sleep due to the excitement of the event, Susan and I grabbed our gear and the bikes and headed to the parking lot for the start of this journey. We were not sure just how many miles we were actually going to be putting on our bikes, but we knew it was more than 200.As we arrived at the starting line, the sun was peaking out over the buildings in downtown Portland. We started to introduce ourselves to the other riders that had joined up with for this ride. People from all over the country had flown in, drove over and pedaled their way to this event.

Finally the time had come. A prayer was said and we locked ourselves into the pedals of the bikes that would be a part of us for the next three days. Though we had guides, the ride was really on our own. We were to go at a pace comfortable for us and enjoy the sites of the Northwest.I remember starting down the streets of Portland at a pace that would’ve matched Lance Armstrong, at least that was what I had dreamt the night before. The excitement of the day and the adrenaline flowing through my body kept telling me to go faster. Thankfully, I had a wife who reminded me over and over again, to pace myself; this was just the start of the ride. I had to be reminded that the finish line was our ultimate goal, not how fast we started.

It seems I have to be reminded of this often in my life. It is not how you start, but how you finish. My personality tends to lend itself, more times than not, to come up with a great idea and start running as fast as I can towards the intended goal. As I sit here now writing this and my leg is shaking at feverous pace with excitement of the thoughts running through my mind. Now, I don’t believe this is a bad trait to have, one of excitement, enthusiasm, and love for life. The issue I have faced is, how do I keep the excitement I have for life and at the same time have the patience I need to enjoy the ride.

Boxing is a physical, competitive sport which is competed in around the world. This adrenaline fuelled sport is viewed by fans around the globe. Read this article to find discover about the rules and regulations of the sport.
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A enclosing match typically consists of a set number of three-minute rounds, a amount of up to 12 rounds. The fight is controlled by a referee who works with the boxers in the anulus to judge and control the conduct of the fighters. There are normally three judges present at the side of the anulus to score the bout and assign points to the boxers, based on punches, defense and knockdowns. The boxers have an assigned corner of the ring, where his or her coach may manage them at the beginning of the fight and between rounds.

The bouts are won by boxers normally by points given by judges but bouts can also end in split decisions and draws. A boxer may win the bout before a decision is reached through a strong which is when a boxer is knocked down during the fight and the referee begins counting and should the referee count to ten, then the knocked-down boxer is ruled discover as knocked out. A boxer can also win a bout by a technical strong which is when a boxer is ruled by the referee as unable to safely continue to fight, based upon injuries or being judged unable to effectively defend themselves. When a boxer is knocked down, the another boxer must immediately stop fighting and move to the nearest neutral corner of the anulus until the referee has either ruled a strong or called for the fight to continue.

When in the anulus boxers are illegal from hitting below the belt, holding, tripping, pushing, biting, spitting or wrestling their opponent. They are also illegal from kicking, head-butting, or hitting with any part of the limb another than the knuckles. If a boxer violates these rules then they may be ruled as fouls by the referee, who may issue warnings, cypher points, or disqualify an offending boxer which may cause an automatic loss depending on the seriousness of the dishonor committed.