Doing things that are hard can make a day a good one.
I remember my first two-wheeler. It was red with a long, silver banana seat. It had solid, rubber tires and it felt huge. I loved that bike and it scared the hell out of me. At some point my father decided that I didn't need training wheels and we spent "quality time" together with him pushing me, and me falling. Over and over again. Then . . again.
Much later, something magical happened. I kept my balance and rode. I've never stopped riding and loving the feeling of riding.
Twenty years later I taught myself to juggle and ride a unicycle. I learned the same way; trying over and over. Telling myself that I can catch one more ball than last time. Or ride just a bit past where I fell the previous time.
I'm a husband. I'm a father.
Think of something you wanted to do . . . but couldn't. Think of something that was hard . . but worth doing.
Focus for a minute on how you felt when you did that thing. Hold it in your mind and remember how it felt.
That feeling; those thoughts made that moment part of a good day.
Are you doing anything hard in your life right now? Is there something you should or could be doing?
Don't rob yourself of the opportunity of making today a good day by not doing anything.
Try to do something hard.
Fail.
Try again.
Try again.
Try again.
Make today a good day.
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