Relationships are so important…
Yesterday Ryder and I went to one of his buddy’s birthday party’s at a local bike park.
There we met a fellow party goer who had some difficulty on his bike.
He was pretty wobbly, a bit timid, couldn’t get his feet on the pedals,
was afraid to get going but… really had a desire to join the other kiddos.
So, I jumped in and started helping this little guy (he was so stinking cute!!!)
I started by holding on to his arm and ran by his side as he dropped into
some super cool bike courses. He was pretty unsteady but after awhile
(like an hour where I was getting pretty tired) he said…
“Let me try to do it on my own”. And so he did and DOWN HARD he went!
There were loads of tears and a pretty scratched up knee.
He was so upset and bummed until…I said…
“Bud…let’s look at what you did. Look at the terrain you rode…all by yourself.
Look at this course with all its HUGE dips and hills that YOU rode and conquered.
YOU did that all by yourself and that is AMAZING…YOU are amazing!!
What do you say, wanna do it again?”
Soon…the tears stopped…he turned and looked into my eyes…
and it felt as if he was looking into the mirror of truth with a smile
of satisfaction and a BIG “OH YEA” came over his face.
He sat up taller, took a deep breath in, looked back at that course
and got the most amazing fierce and focused look of determination
on his face (I got goose bumps)!
He got back on his bike and went for it!
He tore that course up and was AWESOME!!!!
Now, he’s not my son but I have to say…
I felt so PROUD of that little guy for not letting a fall
and a pretty big scratch stop him. He knew what he wanted
and with a little help from someone else…he DID IT!
Sometimes we need that connection in our lives
to remind us of our own greatness by shining a light
on where we have been, what we have accomplished
and the boundless possibilities that lay ahead.
We are strong. We are amazing. We are interdependent.
And Together…YOU can DO ANYTHING!!
