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Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup

Educator, Coach, Mindfulness Trainer, Friend, Dad.

What You See When You're Not Looking

Sep 6, 2026

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1 min read

What You See When You're Not Looking

A weekend with Larsen in southwest Virginia, and a moment on a mountaintop I didn't expect.

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
Back in the Circle

Aug 23, 2026

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1 min read

Back in the Circle

The bikes never pedaled, and somehow that was the whole point

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Pete Bidstrup
It's Not That Hard

Aug 9, 2026

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1 min read

It's Not That Hard

On rain, an old tendon, and the argument your mind makes before you even lace 'em up.

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Pete Bidstrup
The Expectation Trap

Aug 2, 2026

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2 min read

The Expectation Trap

On sunsets, warm-up rings, and learning to just ride.

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
Two Seconds

Jul 26, 2026

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2 min read

Two Seconds

What I caught on camera at my niece's wedding, and what actually stuck.

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
The Universe, Small Enough to Hold

Jul 19, 2026

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1 min read

The Universe, Small Enough to Hold

A skull-shaped shell and a timeless sound.

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
What Meditation Actually Is

Jul 12, 2026

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4 min read

What Meditation Actually Is

It started with a gift certificate that sat on my kitchen island for weeks

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
What We're Really Cheering For

Jul 5, 2026

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3 min read

What We're Really Cheering For

What the World Cup is teaching us about humanity, the handshake line, and each other

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
Presence

Jun 28, 2026

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2 min read

Presence

The Power of Being Fully Here

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
The Hope That Holds

Jun 21, 2026

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3 min read

The Hope That Holds

What a losing season, a hospital room, and a meditation cushion taught me about getting ready

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
Be Good, and You Will Be Lonesome

Jun 14, 2026

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5 min read

Be Good, and You Will Be Lonesome

On living by your own lights

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
Unhurried

Jun 7, 2026

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1 min read

Unhurried

What an evening on the water showed me

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
You Are Not Separate

May 31, 2026

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3 min read

You Are Not Separate

On ego, gratitude, and the teams that win by letting go

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
The List in Front of Us

May 24, 2026

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2 min read

The List in Front of Us

A Good Man's Job

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Pete Bidstrup
The Voice, and the Choice

May 16, 2026

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1 min read

The Voice, and the Choice

Mistakes, the mind, and where we go next

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
The Most Important Work

May 10, 2026

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1 min read

The Most Important Work

On motherhood, and where the world actually changes

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
What the Tide Knows

May 3, 2026

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1 min read

What the Tide Knows

On rising, falling, and what stays

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Pete Bidstrup
My Pal Flash

Apr 26, 2026

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8 min read

My Pal Flash

A eulogy for Christopher David "Flash" Burner

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Pete Bidstrup
The Inarticulate Speech of the Heart

Apr 19, 2026

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1 min read

The Inarticulate Speech of the Heart

When words aren't enough

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
Perennial

Apr 12, 2026

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3 min read

Perennial

On the nature of rest

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Pete Bidstrup
We Are Each Other's Work

Apr 5, 2026

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3 min read

We Are Each Other's Work

On checking in, and what comes back

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
Three Attackmen in Arizona

Apr 1, 2026

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5 min read

Three Attackmen in Arizona

On connection, humanity, and leading well

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
At the Bottom of the Stairs

Mar 29, 2026

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6 min read

At the Bottom of the Stairs

What my dog knows that I don't

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
The Last Pick of the Litter

Mar 28, 2026

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4 min read

The Last Pick of the Litter

On the dog who was meant to stay

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
The Rep Nobody Sees

Mar 22, 2026

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2 min read

The Rep Nobody Sees

To rising, anyway

Pete Bidstrup
Pete Bidstrup
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