Today I went biking with my husband. I hate biking, but I love my husband and it’s a beautiful sunny day.
Within the first ten minutes, I was struggling. I couldn’t figure out what gear to be in and I was kicking myself for being so out of shape. And my competitiveness was bitter that my husband was so far ahead of me, even though I rationally know that he is much taller than me and bikes often. My mind became a scary place of my inner mean girl taking over. I just wanted to give up.
But then I met up with hubby, and he immediately noticed that my brake was stuck on. No wonder I couldn’t go up hill. It wasn’t that I couldn’t ride or was out of shape, it was that my bike was fighting against me.
I wondered, where else in my life am I fighting against myself? Where else am I struggling but could lighten the load if I just asked for help?
This weekend is the winter solstice- what else is holding you back? What do you need to let go of? Once I was free from my brakes, life felt so much lighter.
