On Your Bike!
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
By Hannah Castelli

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
~Dale Carnegie

Being an adult who didn’t know how to ride a bike became a bit of a joke about me. “Oh, that’s just Hannah,” friends and family would laugh. “Of course, she can’t. She’s so uncoordinated. I’m surprised she can even tie her shoelaces.” I would usually laugh along with them, acting as if I was in on the joke. After all, it’s better to be laughed with than laughed at. But no matter how thick I tried to make my skin, I found myself slowly using those words to fuel the already burning fire of self-loathing that was crackling inside me.

It might sound silly to some people that not being able to ride a bike would affect my self-esteem so much, but it was only one of the many things for which I berated myself regularly. It is often not one big thing but lots of smaller things that can weigh us down. (Keep reading)