This form was one of those presented with a, “Oh, by the way, one more form you’ll need to fill out… just a few sentences for the long-term career goal…”
While at the time I filled it out, I was very much in the throes of the current season’s rhinovirus, still, it seems rather clear that this has become a personal mantra of mine.
When I was a boy, people would say, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Of course, I hadn’t decided — still haven’t. But, often, I’d ultimately say, “Happy.”
“Oh, no, no…” they’d start, condescendingly, “you didn’t understand the question.”
“And I don’t think you understand life.”
If you wait until x, you can’t do y.
Of if you only had x, then you can do y.
Don’t make excuses for not doing what you want to do. Do it.
The associated post is here. Go read it. Well, read it first. Then watch the video.
Somewhat related, not starting/buying/doing/going until a perfect th’need is available. There’s probably a Fallacy name for that.
It probably falls quite squarely within the Toolbox Fallacy.
In the end, if you make excuses to not do x until a better y is available, then you will always be waiting.
Just do.
**Sigh**
I can see that somebody might set an alert for five or ten minutes before some planned event.
But 75 days, 23 hours, 9 minutes before?! And another only on the 12th of August of 2019?! How is that even plausible?
Uh…
You know, let’s just delete every future version, then create a new one with no alerts.
A year and a half ago, I rode my bike for the first time since the fall.
I fell.
Yes, again. No, not on my head, nor from 4m above concrete.
But, I fell.
Instantly recalling the old adage from my youth, if you fall off the horse, get back on. So, I promptly picked myself back up and rode it again.
But I drew the line at the motorcycle. I most certainly didn’t have the physical coordination or psychological confidence to take the risk. I decided that I’d leave the Wee Star parked — safely garaged — and on her own wheels for however long was needed to return to riding.
Fast-forward 18 months to today:
Then thought there was something else — something more — that I needed to tend to before the weather quickly turns rather cold…
A safety-check on the Wee Star, started it up, and donned my helmet to give it another go.
Yes, U-turns were a bit shaky. I need to spend some time practicing them far more and get back to the 3.5m diameter idle U-turns. It was a rather quick spin around the neighborhood. A bit of quick-stop practice. And she still remained on her tires and quite unblemished. I’m rather happy about that.
I’m extraordinarily pleased that I had opted to garage the Wee Star until confidence had returned.
Sometimes, getting back on the horse will take some time.
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Also, I still refuse to let the Wee Star show up at a home on a trailer. She’ll be ridden there under her own power.
the rest of me 