Ty Hopkins

“It took me a while, but I eventually came to the realization that thinking about myself, despite good reasons to do so, was never a winning solution, at least not from an emotional perspective. If I rationally thought through my physical problems, and considered potential solutions, then I was rewarded with hope—a positive thought. On the other hand, if I thought about the pain, the rough environment, or the other things I’d rather be doing, I drove my thoughts toward self-pity—a very negative emotional thought process with no real solution. It was easy, given my circumstances, to get trapped in self-pity.”
― Ty Hopkins, Just Ride: Racing 2,725 Miles to Mexico