It is so difficult not to sound like I am writing in hyperbole about our Planetarium ride on Thursday night, but it was so singular in nature that the experience was incomparable to any spin session this writer has ever had. The caveat of course was how could it be because of the setting and the theatrics attached to it. This made the ride so introspective that all five senses save the olfactory were engaged and engaged like never before.
The young O’Connor twins, Rose and Marguerite who selflessly gave of themselves to raise money for AIDS research, spearheaded the event. People like that are moved personally and their desires to take on a project like this have to be congratulated not only for their effort but going outside the box of their own personality.
Our instructor, John Hinrichsen with a resume that would rival any professional athlete, has a demeanor that flies in the face of being the center of attention. He is naturally self-effacing, which allows you to travel on a journey within that is unencumbered by our own self-consciousness. We in a felt sense ‘fly’ with no boundaries and with the vista of the overhead starscape that is the planetarium, the ride takes on a Zen like prayer as we look at our own lives absent the egos that constrict us.
Along for the ride was our own Tripp Doherty, which gave all of us a sense of belonging and we rode together in spirit as well as in effort. The O’Connor twins accompanied by their mom were beaming ear to ear from start to finish and after they thanked us for coming John took over with a craft that affirm his other talents. This writer will be back again because this experience will only serve to enhance every ride in our CS back in our home at Equinox.
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