Every winter we put in some good family and fitness time on Toronto’s outdoor ice rinks trying to master our skating skills.
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Earlier this week June, my 8 soon to be 9 year old, face planted on the ice and nearly bit a hole through her lip. Blood everywhere… and now she is terrified of ice skating!
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Instead of pushing her back onto the ice, I suggested we simply go back to the rink and watch her sister skate.
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She required comforting to agree to that step and as we got into the car I could see the fear on her face.
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Once we got to the rink, she was chatting up a storm… she must be feeling more like herself. 😉
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“Should we throw your skates on, Junie?”
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“Let’s go man!!!”, she poked back.
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She was back!!!
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She didn’t need courage enough to get right back on the ice at first. She only needed enough courage to take the first step towards the intended outcome.
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It reminds me, we don’t need to climb the whole mountain, we just need to take the first step. The path will show itself from there.
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