Letting go of the bike is a process that repeats itself throughout our lives whether it’s a personal relationship that didn’t work out, a job we may have lost, a story or script about ourselves that we are trying to leave behind, or personal habits and behaviors that we are hoping we can change. Letting go of the bike as a metaphor can also apply to the many different and changing roles that we take on as we grow older. For many of us, that might include the transition to the empty nest stage of life when our children become adults living independently, retirement, becoming a grandparent, our adult children taking on caregiver responsibilities for their older parents, or learning how to live on our own again after the loss of a loved one. Anxiety and fear will often get in the way as we try to let go of these former roles but working with a coach or a therapist and getting involved in community groups that cater to these new life roles can really be a godsend.
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