It's a choice to live simple. Sometimes it is challenging. It's a fine balance between comfy standard of living and principle.
It gives me freedom to have less attachment.
For example.
I was living a great happy life then when Ben showed in my presence in Peru we started talking about my possessions from the past and talking about how little money he sold my stuff for. It was stressful and letting go was definitely a process. There is still one jacket that lingers on my mind every once in a while. Then I go long period of time without it in my mind.
After loss of my osprey bag, Buying that leather bag was a great decision. Not too big but big enough for all the necessity and its definitely never so full that I struggle to zip it.
It was a struggle to make a decision to buy the raincoat. Harsh weather condition in Georgia was unbearable. Reminder of motorcycle crashes were two lessons enough to not ride in a wet road freezing my bones off. Yet, decision did not come so easy because my saddle bags are already full enough. Sure I can loosen the straps and pull them tight to hold more but it requires me to fold all my clothes neatly and tightly. It is a question of comfort and standard of living. More I have more options I have. More comfortable I can live. But it is matter of principle to not to buy another bag or bungee cord. My bike is huge compared to what I used to have. I am only 135lbd and this bike can hold up to 400lbs. But do I really want to drAg that stuff every time I want to move? I don't need all of that. Everything I need are here. I don't need furnitures because anywhere I sleep they are there. After all, all I need is a bed.
Albany GA. was the last destination in Georgia. After that I headed south. I knew it would be Warmer. So there was a matter of keeping this green blanket from Angelica which kept us warm throughout our travel and for me was since I decided to live in Fernando s house which was since July. Decision to Break off our 6 months relationship came as I figured this blanket would serve homeless better than me and Georgia is colder than Florida. I was afraid that my new home in Florida would not have blankets and that I would need it but I told myself that I had enough clothes to keep me warm.
Getting rid of that blanket gave me cushion in my saddle bags not to fold clothes tightly every time I loaded thence. If its warm I can afford to leave all the gears And just wear leather jacket and sun glasses.
No helmet law. It gives me pleasure to wear least amount and just ride. Just hop on turn it and go. When I get off, I turn it off pull the key out and just walk. As if it is a bicycle. It's simple.
Of course if I need gloves, peacoat, rain gear, they are all ready behind me. I felt that simplicity from riding in warmth today and saw many bikers. I think I can understand the characters of bikers. Almost always cruiser riders have beard, bandana covered their forehead, pony tails, long hair. When I looked in the mirror my long beard, my long hair sleek back from wind messy, shape of wind showed me who I am becoming or already am.
Yet, I shaved today. It's been over two months since I shaved. They were long. All down the drain. Now I don't have something to pull from my chin.
Right now I am going through another complication. Whether to buy chaps. It's a typical biker uniform. I have been against it. When I thought if my ride back up to Atlanta for biometric appointment in USCIS, I saw 40-50 degrees in Atlanta. Now I am getting better at keeping myself warm for rides and know the importance behind it. Definitely know the importance of not crashing my bike. Chaps would block the wind and keep my lower body warm which right now is the location loses most of hear. But it also means having more things getting in my way of simple life. I won't be gone long out of Florida yet if Florida weather is to get colder and if I ever want to make a trip to Missouri it might be a good decision to get one now.
Lets try with leggings first and see how far I go.
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