Passion and obsession are oftentimes confused. While one can carry a positive connotation, the other can feel dangerous and overbearing. As the years pass by, our interests and activities often change, while our passions and obsessions with said activities vary based on connection. Throughout my waking life, I’ve thrown myself into many activities and hobbies. Some stuck around longer than others, while some still lay dormant, waiting for the next awakening.
Intent is the difference maker. It’s how I turned a slow-growing passion and hobby into a career, and was able to cut myself free from toxic environments that consumed many of my peers. Motorcycles have always been a part of my life, whether it was riding with my father or grandfather as a child, going to rallies in my 20s, or planning for the day I would finally own one. The seed was planted at a young age, and it took many years to water, grow, and finally flower. Like Agave, Bamboo, or the rare Corpse Flower, the process wasn’t quick. But what’s emerged is a deep-rooted muse that feeds me in more ways than I can count.
No matter the weather, I ride. The serenity I find in motion is surreal and always evolving. When the weight of the world presses in and a mental storm brews, the cool air and winding back roads offer clarity. They lead me to realizations I couldn’t reach any other way. It's the journey, no matter the length. It's the strangers I meet, if only once. It’s the turning of the wheel, forward through time, toward new connections and unexpected lessons.
Motorcycles are objects that vary in shape and size, but for me, they are vessels for love. As this obsession continues to grow and evolve, I am reminded of those from the past and to enjoy every moment as it happens. The reality of this existence may not be in this form forever, but the happiness it brings will always be around and morphing into something new and inspiring.
Thanks for being part of this trip with me. Here’s to many more rides, and meaningful conversations with people I have yet to meet.
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