What “Maybe-I-Could” Thought is at the Edge of Your Mind?

Four weeks from July 4 until Empire State Bike Tour.

My extending training rides are
Major focus these days.
Satisfaction of daily gain,
Makes hard work okay for now.

I wonder if —-

You’ve had this thought,
This “Maybe-I-Could” thought.
But you keep pushing it away,
Tamping it down.

Because it might be too hard,
too audacious,
too time-consuming,
too big.

How about this take?
That audacious choice can let you
Grow in your life.
Satisfaction of stretching farther than
You thought you could,
Can expand your personal sense of Possibility
Very cool!

Limerick:
When thinking of something that “I Could”,
I often defer to the “I Should”.
I know that the fear,
Can stop me right here.
I’ll trust that the outcome can be good!

Sending hugs,
Lin

Lin Bruce

Lin McLaughlin Bruce uses stories of her cross-country bicycle adventures post age 60 to inspire and encourage people to reach beyond perceived limitations. In her words, "It's never too late to say 'yes' to bigger things!"