If you are feeling anxious... BREATHE

Phillip Liao

Jul 12 in General discussion

I had just finished training last night. It was a great session.

I left on a high, ready to head home and 'chill'.

Instead, when I turned on my engine, I heard a grinding noise.

What the hell?

I rolled the car a bit more. Still. A grinding noise.

Oh shit. I think my tire's flat.

I quickly park my car off to the side. Lo and behold - my front tire was flat.

Disbelief flashed in my heart. Oh man. Of all times?

Okay, now I've got a flat tire - what next?

Well - I've got to change it.

Do... you know how to change a tire, Phil?

Yes, I do. And I have. But that was at LEAST 8 years ago.

So the correct answer is... 'yes', with the addition of 'but I don't remember.'

Here I am in the carpark at 8pm, freezing cold, standing in my Muay Thai shorts, wondering how the hell I'm going to get home.

I open my trunk and grab my spare tire, as well as my toolkit.

Okay, I have the tools. I just don't have the knowledge. Where do I find the knowledge?

YOUTUBE!

I open my phone. Let's do this, Youtube.

Oh wait, I've got 15% battery left. Shibal (that's fuck, in Korean).

I google 'Honda Civic 2017 tire change' - and a 5 minute video comes up.

Bitch, I ain't got 5 minutes on my phone. I'm on 15%. But it's got 100k views so maybe it's helpful.

I watch the first 2 minutes. I'm down 1%. She's speaking so slow that it irritates me.

Fuck this. Let's call my dad and see what he says.

Me: Hey dad, my tire is flat.

Dad: Okay.

...

Dad: Do you know how to fix it?

Me: Er... kinda?

Dad: okay try. call me back if you don't have an issue.

Me: yeah mad, thanks.

-end call-

Alright, it's me and youtube.

I feel a wave of anxiety wash over me. It's a surge of energy. Let's solve this problem, my body is telling me.

I breathe a few breaths. I sense my mind clear.

Okay, let's try youtube again but this time, give it 2 minutes.

So I do. I start to see how it works.

Wait - I can do this.

I start unscrewing the tire nail things. Oh - this is easier than I thought. I start raising the car with the jack.

I can do this!

I swap the tires. I tighten the screws.

This whole ordeal took 30 minutes tops. And I was on my way home again.

I breathed. I solved the problem. And that's all it was.

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