Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight!

They teach us, in our rider education courses, not to watch the wheel of the bike in a u-turn. You have to physically turn your head in the direction you want to go and fix your eyes on where you want to end up. The rest of your body will guide the bike properly to make the turn, no matter how tight it seems.

Actually trying this manuver takes faith in your instructor and trust in yourself to try it the first time. The Goldwings we ride are not small. They don't have the world's smallest wheel base. To believe that big bike will make a 12 foot turn in the road and not hit the gravel shoulder really takes trust - or (big OR) experience. You can't get the experience if you don't try it yourself.

You have to trust that he knows what he is telling you a truth. You have to believe the instructions are correct. You watch the instructor do the manuver. You can watch six other people on bikes just like yours do the same turn and still feel, "Not me, I can't do this!" You lack faith in your ability.

But it's finally your turn. You are paying attention now! The instructor looks right at you and says, "Turn your head, look at the spot next to the cone you want to end up beside, give her some gas and go for it."

You get your head turned on your neck, sight your cone, the front end turns with your upper body, you give it a little gas and let the clutch out slow, always looking where you want to go and WOW- if the bike doesn't just GET THERE! All by itself! You never looked at the front wheel even once. Not even at the handle bars. It worked!

You put your foot down and stop, feeling pretty surprised and proud of yourself. Wow! I did it! Never even hit a cone. The instructor smiles at you and you grin back then you ride back over to the ranks with the rest of the class.

This is a new understanding, a new Knowing, of the ability the student has with his machine. It is real and it changes the way they handle the bike for ever after.

When you teach something real by showing others how to do it there is a joy to it every time. When that newbie has the light go off in their head, learns that they can do this and sends you that smile of appreciation and new confidence it brings a feeling of joy to you.

You have to look where you are going to get where you want to be. When you look to the Divine Love within you each day, loving and being loved with it, you don't have to watch your feet. The act of turning to that loving guidance makes it seem like everything just - WOW - happens all by itself!

Listen with your heart, not your ears, see with your loving spirit, not your eyes of judgement, reach out to others knowing the right answer is always love. What is the loving thing to do?

I have a joy on days when I get the connection right inside myself that has me dancing and making music again. When I know I am doing the loving thing for me and for my loved ones I feel no fear of a wrong decision. I wish to experience it everyday and I wish the joy for all of you.

The body is your motorcycle, the spirit is you and the way to get where you are going in the easiest way is to look where your heart is leading you.

Do something you love doing today just because you love being alive and able to do it! Savor the feeling you get. That's the way to begin. Start now!