You can't teach an old dog new tricks..(Or can you?)
Believe it or not, I have to shamefully admit I do not know how to ride a bicycle. Yes, I 've been on a tricycle (when I was a child) but my first and only attempt to actually ride a real bicycle was when I was 14 and that was a very, very unsuccessful (and painful) experience, as I recall.
So, I let it be, and kept on looking ,some times with envy, all these people that could do something I didn't know how
Now you know where this is getting at, don't you?
Well, I finally decided that "better late than ever", so today, I had my first serious attempt to get the hand of it. In fact, I had asked some friends (one of them had a spare bike to let me try) to help me in my task. So, today was the day!
Now, since this is not Hollywood but real life, I cannot tell you how I mastered the whole bike thing in 1 hour, because I just....didn't!!! However, I did manage to stay on the (bleep) thing for second(s) and, I guess, that is some progress.
Everything is balance, I know that, and unfortunately this is exactly what I lack. (And I do not think all this extra weight helps!) But, I am determined to go through it at least if not for myself, just to disprove this stupid saying I chose as a title for this entry.
So, wish me luck and I am open to suggestions/ advise etc.
(Just please be helpful and if you want to make fun of me, do it before or after you leave some comments)
So, I let it be, and kept on looking ,some times with envy, all these people that could do something I didn't know how
Now you know where this is getting at, don't you?
Well, I finally decided that "better late than ever", so today, I had my first serious attempt to get the hand of it. In fact, I had asked some friends (one of them had a spare bike to let me try) to help me in my task. So, today was the day!
Now, since this is not Hollywood but real life, I cannot tell you how I mastered the whole bike thing in 1 hour, because I just....didn't!!! However, I did manage to stay on the (bleep) thing for second(s) and, I guess, that is some progress.
Everything is balance, I know that, and unfortunately this is exactly what I lack. (And I do not think all this extra weight helps!) But, I am determined to go through it at least if not for myself, just to disprove this stupid saying I chose as a title for this entry.
So, wish me luck and I am open to suggestions/ advise etc.
(Just please be helpful and if you want to make fun of me, do it before or after you leave some comments)
posted by Immortalis at 1:00 π.μ.
2 Comments:
I guess telling you it's all in your mind won't help, right? I find it's the fear of falling that prevents us from being able to do most "balance" activities (headstands, handstands, bike riding...).
Having just learned in the past few months myself, I think the main thing I needed to realize was that falling wasn't really going to happen, because you can just hop off the bike fairly easily. Once you realize there's not much danger, it's easier to relax and balance. Relaxing is the key.
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