Edema Rue

How do you lead from the back?

I’ll tell you how.

You lead from the back because the whole need no physician.

You lead from the back because those hardest to love need it most.

You lead from the back because leading is different than winning. 

And that’s just it, isn’t it?

The winners get the glory.

The victors get the admiration.

The champions get their love.

And the leaders?

We ride at the back.

We work and we fight and we fail.

But we love.

We love and we never stop trying.

Because the proud victors aren’t the ones who need your strength. 

The ones who cross the finish line first don’t need you to help them finish their last race.

An example is no replacement for a friend.

You lead from the back because the back is where you’ll find those who need to be led.

And they don’t need a winner.

They need a leader. 

Biking season is starting again…

It’s scudding exhausting, caring about everyone. Working and working and never winning. Always being JVB (which isn’t as good as it sounds. That’s where they put all high school girls who don’t make JVA or varsity).  Seeing them look at some of the rudest people I’ve ever met like they can’t wait to become them, and knowing that no matter what you do they’ll never look at you like that.

If you’re the best at something, don’t forget us little people, okay? Don’t forget the ones at the back. You’d be amazing what a difference it could make, having a champion who cares. They need you.