One of the best things my parents ever did for me was let me start riding a bicycle to school in high school. I’d walked to and from elementary but that was only a few blocks away, high school was miles away.

I rode about 16 miles a day, across busy streets and through neighborhoods and a state college, and it didn’t take long before I was going much father than that for recreation on the weekends too.

When I was on my own as an adult, I was ready.

If you’re not ready yet, you will get there. Start small, push your comfort zone a little bit every day, pretty soon it will feel normal.