I’m in California, and I find a great escape and enjoyment watching my cycling heroes. 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲💚🙌 🍀

I am with you on this. Things are so bleak with all the *waves hand* news that scrolling through it can make you just despair. The reason I am on here is to follow people like you, to not have to think about all the awfulness, all the time. Please don’t be discouraged, you are ace, and appreciated.

Exactly. Fuck them. We need joy. We are all carrying stuff noone knows about, in addition to all the shite. Without glimpses of happiness, we'd all collapse.

According to them, when was the last time it was socially acceptable to find enjoyment in life? I honestly can’t recall a time when there wasn’t some suffering somewhere in this world. Is it shit? Obviously! Should that dictate that everyone’s life is void of joy?!? #wtf

I have been using cycling to escape a bit from the pain and suffering of the world, but it seems to be mirroring it a bit too much lately for me to feel comfortable with it anymore. Not sure how long I can continue. 😞

I hear ya; with all the negativity in the world, being positive about *anything* opens one up to derision. I’m experiencing it in just about all of my fandoms right now. 🫤 But it’s more important than ever to remember the good things and let yourself smile. It’s part of what keeps us human. 🤗

There are always bad things happening, sport's one of the balms