In the past, even little monkeys have learned to unicycle. And tiny little children too. And big monkeys and big children, and all the rest of it. There was also once talk of a dog.
You cannot say these creatures are smarter than you, or more determined. So, what do they know that you don’t?
For one thing, they are not filled with that foolish fear of trying that many people grow into.
But we do know: a failed attempt on the path to success is perfectly good and useful. Yes. But failing to attempt is perfectly wrong and useless. They say “if you don’t try you can’t fail”. That is obviously total rubbish. Giving in to fear is the definition of failure. It may not actually be the definition, but it is close enough.
It is commonly said: according to the laws of physics the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly.. but nobody has told the bumblebee. Whether this is true or not (it’s not) is beside the point. It is true in spirit – if you believe you can or if you believe you can’t.. you’re right. Or, you are what you think you are, and what you think.. you are.
This is starting to sound complicated.
But the truth is always very simple. The story you tell yourself about why you can’t do it.. is why you can’t do it. Amazing? Yes. The fear of the dragon is a bigger obstacle than the dragon itself. This is the real thing, and you know it is true. This is real life. Prowling about in your heart restlessly waiting to be unleashed is the creative and determined character of a unicyclist. And we know that unicyclists put away their fear when there is a challenge of any sort to confront.
At our Unicycle club we don’t believe each other’s self-limiting stories. If you say you can’t do something we will outright call you a liar! How about that then? Have you ever been called a rotten liar for positive purposes? Come and see what it feels like.
All we wish to say is this: if a little monkey, or a tiny child, can defeat chaos and ride around happily in the wake of the battle.. then OBVIOUSLY so can you. So:
WE WILL SEE YOU Sunday at 8:00pm, for learning, riding, unicycle hockey, and more.
YES WE WILL