After 23 years of motorcycle commuting I try to keep a few things in mind:
People that draw a check for being mentally incompetent can still get a drivers permit. (Does that really make sense?)
Other drivers will kill you; some will look you in the face as they do it.
Assume you never have the right of way, get out of everyone’s way when you can.
Nothing is better than going home to your family every night.
In my short time back on a bicycle, I have seen nothing that would change my mind.