Learning to Ride a Bike

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Written By Kylie Kwon

Unlike most adults I do not know how to ride a bike. You may ask how that is possible. Well to make a long story short, when my family immigrated to the US I was nine years old. My parents were in there mid thirties, had two kids (ages 7 & 9), did not speak a word of english, and only had $2,000 to their name. Growing up we were very poor and had a rough life. My parents worked hard to put food on the table and provide shelter but not much more. We could never afford luxuries even a bike nor did my parents have time to teach me after working 16 hours a day. So, unlike most kids, I grew up without learning to ride bike. When I was in high school my dad was finally able to get a bike and teach me. However, I was about 16 and felt too cool to be having scrapes on my knees in order to learn how to ride. I fell a lot! So I gave up. That being said, I did teach my youngest sister and both my kids how to ride their bikes. I understand the mechanics of bike riding but the actual doing is where I fall short. Well I made a commitment to myself this year that I must do something out of my comfort zone and learn to ride a bike. I have used the excuse that I couldn’t learn because I didn’t have a bike. Well I do now. So this morning with the help of my husband and kids I learned to ride a bike. Hurray for me! Someone recently asked me how I stay looking young, was it the food? I told them it was a combination of things. One, I am Korean so that helps. Two, I try to eat in a way the keeps my cells clean and healthy. Three, I keep my body moving. But more importantly I am constantly evolving. What do I mean? Well I try to make sure that I am constantly learning, experiencing, and participating in new things. We stay young when we are growing. When we have finished learning and experiencing we become old. When you feel you are stuck in who you are and where you are in life there is no more growth to be had. Young people are always evolving, learning and experiencing. This is what makes them young. If you apply the same principles at an older age you stay young because you too are still growing. When you apply this principle to your life you will start thinking, feeling, and even looking younger. The world is such a large place, full of exciting experiences, and interesting people. Start living and you will see amazing changes in your life. Be present and embrace all that is different and new. When we continue to do the same thing everyday we will stay the same and get older. If we learn, experience, and work on bettering ourselves in every way we will stay young. This is the fountain of youth people! So go out and do something you have always wanted to do but was too scared, make a new friend, read a new book, take a class, hang out with friends or family, and live life. For me today it was learning to ride a bike at the age of thirty-seven.

Kylie Kwon

I am a student of life!  I am always exploring, learning, and transforming from every experience and interaction with those around me.  Being a transformational guide to my students and coaching clients is my life path.  Through my own personal practice and journey, I show up in my life as my authentic self knowing I am UNbroken, UNapologetically me, and with UNconditional love for myself. I live my in my own TRUE BLISS choosing love over fear, never playing small, setting boundaries and showing up to my life with integrity, grace and grit for highest good for all.  I share tools, insights, and lessons to those I serve so they may do the same. 

https://www.KylieKwon.com
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