There might be a corollary to what you have written.
It’s a saying of mine, and it goes like this:
“Never resent having to do something which one day you wish you still could.”
I go back to that saying quite often when I find myself resenting having to do tedious chores.
I’m that way about rain. Since I lived in the desert and endured drought i have never complained about rainy dreary days. Yours is an excellent idea. Enjoy challenges that you may not be able to meet one day.