Don't Hold Back

I went on a bike ride with two of my friends last week along a random trail we found in the woods near one of our usual running routes.  We knew the trail was hilly from previous experience, but we decided to follow it again anyway.  Upon making it to the end of the trail (and the top of the hills), we turned around and proceeded downward to the bottom.  While going down I realized 1. This is SO much fun. 2. I want to do this again. I was surprised when I got to the bottom and found my friends thinking the same thing! After a sudden agreement, we began our way back up the trail. I was also surprised to find the way up was MUCH easier than the time before, and it was clear to me that it was easier simply because the thrill racing back down was worth the uphill battle. As a child, I never remember getting tired when I ran outside. We would run until we reached the base just happy to not be tagged "it". We didn't care we were tired because... it didn't matter. When a child has a goal, I feel like they refuse to settle until they reach it. Somewhere in-between our childhood and our adulthood, I think we lose part of that determination in ourselves to succeed.  I'm realizing now more than ever that children have no limits. So many people spend their early years wishing to grow up, so it's funny now how so many of us wish we were kids again.  I think that's part of what a lot of us are missing today. I realized it had been far too long since the last time I felt that "thrill". My dad used to pick us up in the backyard and swing us around pretending it was the wind. Racing down the hill without holding back felt a lot like that! People grow up, and people change. I know I've changed, but part of me is still holding onto my inner child in hopes of making my younger self proud of me. Weird, I know..but it's the truth.