Bicycle, Bicycle 🎶

A few weeks ago, I decided to ride my bicycle. The bike was given to me and it had been in my garage for 2 years. I drove to beautiful Waterton Canyon and hopped on. It wasn’t until mile 3 that I realized there were no brakes. Upon my harrowing return, I promptly used the gift card my kids gave me last year for my birthday and ordered a new bicycle.

It’s not like me to be so spontaneous. I mean, I did have the gift card for almost a year. It’s just that I have recently decided to quit postponing fun. If working in end-of-life care has taught me anything it’s, “Don’t wait.” After Covid, my friend, Karen, declared, “This is the year we’re doing sh*t.” We vowed to try something new once a month. We weren’t entirely successful but we did have lots of fun.

This year, I’m taking it upon myself to find fun. I plan to make the most of every day and to say “Yes” to every opportunity for fun. Just the thought of it makes me smile. What about you? Are you having fun? Do you add ‘fun’ to your To-Do list? Can you recall the last time you had fun? Do you even remember what the word means? Now is the time; don’t wait!

If you call and I don’t answer, I’m probably at the canyon riding past the big horn sheep, the people fly fishing, or looking for the 5 mile marker I missed last week. My bum is still recovering from that excursion.