I bought a new bike about a month ago. A gorgeous baby blue Trek....I couldn't wait to get out there!
My first ride was pretty clunky...I didn’t know what I was doing. Didn’t know how to use the gears. Couldn’t figure out whether to be on the sidewalk or road. I was a mess.
I texted my girlfriend who has been riding for years. I asked her all the things...her response:
“Just go ride.”
I was confused...just go ride?
But what about all my questions, my uncertainty, my clunky-ness?
“Just go ride” was her response again.
So, I’ve been riding. I’ve been clunky as hell...and I’ve been figuring it out.
On my ride this morning I realized that this advice is SO good. Not just for learning to rules of the road, but for life in general.
How many times do we choose NOT to do something because we don’t know “how”?
What is it that you want to learn how to do?
What goals have you been putting off?
What dream just won’t leave you alone?
Lets take my girlfriends advice:
“Just go ride.”