Why Writing Beats Riding

You may want to get out and go for a ride. See the world. Dip your toes in the nice cool water. Last night, I went to a concert: Earth, Wind & Fire. You can probably guess my age.

Getting out is good. In order to write right, a writer needs to spend some time out of doors, riding if you will, to other places. A writer needs to see things.

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But if that's all the writer did - soak in the sun - he/she would not be a writer at all. A dreamer, yes. A discoverer of beauty - for sure. But a writer, no.

Writing beats riding for all of the right reasons.

It allows you to travel without leaving your chair.

You can go through writing therapy without having to pay a penny to a therapist.

You can choose your own schedule to write. A rider (at least in my book, and while riding a bike for example) usually travels when the weather is good and preferably during the day.

Writers love what they do even if they don't make a lot of money. They continue to write even though the money to be made is slow and the comments to improve are always in front of them. Perhaps riding is the same in this regard. Put out some money and get your wheels. 

But what happens when you grow old?

This brings me to the next reason that writing beats riding. One can still write when one is old. In fact, usually, writers write better with age. Getting out there whether it be by car, bike, or boat, is much harder as the age creeps on. And some things may just have to be shelved forever.

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Writing is like a best friend that grows old with you and sticks by your side until your last breath. Even if your sight dims and your hands don't work as they used to there are ways to yet record your thoughts, your dreams, and your stories.

The stuff of your life.