by Jude Treder-Wolff, LCSW, RMT, CGP A bike and its rider are a dynamic pair. A bicycle needs a rider if it has any hope of fulfilling its purpose, and a person with someplace to go or the need for speed and a face full of fresh air needs a bicycle. The bike’s moveable parts, when combined with a human being’s mental focus and physical balance, can propel both for quite a powerful - and often scenic - distance. Partnerships – especially between people making a life together in which every important choice one person makes has an effect on the others’ well-being – are a bit like bike and rider. Balance is key, focus required, shifting gears when necessary definitely recommended. May is National Bicycle Month - a perfect kick-off for the summer fun in the sun – an ideal time to reflect on the relationship-building character of a form of exercise that counts Albert Einstein – who said that he “came up with the idea” of the theory of relativity while riding his bike – Mark Tw