One a run today, a car passed me a tooted their horn to move me over. My reflex reaction was 'Easy buddy. I'm over as far as I can!'  Soon after a pair of bikers passed saying 'On your left' which I had been trained to respond 'Thank You' to when training for the AIDS LifeCycle ride from SF to LA. We were taught how this simple reflex response encourages safety and communication.

I realized in hindsight that car could easily (and likely) have been tooting in the name of safety. And with that 'feedback' I would like to reflexively respond with a 'Thank You'.

So as Stagen has taught us to respond with simple 'Thank you' when receiving positive or negative feedback, it was often a bit awkward (just like it was for me to learn to do it with bikes passing me years ago). But I so clearly see now how this practice becomes habit and feeds the feedback cycle.  And I no how in the case of cycling it makes me feel connected and joined in safety with other riders out there.

Funny how things just click out of nowhere sometimes.

-tony