My bmx bike defines me and my lifestyle because it was what helped
me get through the divorce and rough times when I was in my teens. It gave me a
reason to live and keep going through all the hell I was going through with my
parents fighting and me being on the edge of a mental breakdown. When I turned 14 or 15 I bought my first bmx
bike of my own. My dad bought my first one when I was 12 and my cousin gave me
his old one. My bike gave me confidence about who I was to become.
The next thing that identifies me is my dirtbike. My dad
gave it to me because he didn’t ride it and I was due for a bigger bike. It
helped teach me about the balance in life and to get rid of it is to ride in
the sand and have fun. People don’t see
how it defines me, yet after they hear my story they see that it is what helps
me improve myself and to not give up because life is looks bleak and will not
always go the way you want it to so I ride to define my life is not worthless
or weak.
The last item that defines me is my guitar(s) they provided
me with music inspiration and taught me that every riff or note has a purpose
in a particular song or rhythm it is a good way for me to escape into the music
I listen to and learn the songs or just to goof around with and improve my hand
speed or even how I can train my ear to hear certain notes, chords and harmonies
when they are hidden in the music. It got me through my darkest times yet so
did my previous two items but music was where I could just escape into my own
little world when I couldn’t go ride my bmx bike or my dirtbike and it was a
gloomy indoor day it just allowed me to be in my own little world with no interruptions
or failures.
© Ricky Bubna 2013
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