Today I was grateful for:
1. Mark S. gave me a screen protector for my phone. Now it's completely protected!
2. Finding a winter camp for the kid to attend since I have to work during her winter break.
3. A fantastic evening ice skating with my kid
2. Finding a winter camp for the kid to attend since I have to work during her winter break.
3. A fantastic evening ice skating with my kid
4. Having Google Glass to be able to record the kid skating and having my hands free to catch her.
5. Yummy dinner at Benihana with my birthday $30 off coupon (with requisite embarassing song from the servers)
5. Yummy dinner at Benihana with my birthday $30 off coupon (with requisite embarassing song from the servers)
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." - Thornton Wilder
Something learned:
As I had to tell the kid as she stood back up on the ice. "Everyone falls. It's up to you to decide if that is enough to make you quit, or if you're going to work hard enough to get better."
As I had to tell the kid as she stood back up on the ice. "Everyone falls. It's up to you to decide if that is enough to make you quit, or if you're going to work hard enough to get better."
A dream for today:
To someday sing in a chorus.
To someday sing in a chorus.
That reminds me of what my hockey instructor at MIT used to say - everybody should be falling, even the expert skaters, because if you're not falling, you're not trying hard enough to push your boundaries, and you'll never get better.
ReplyDeleteI believe that, agchiu! But as a person who hates falling, it's still hard to push beyond them when you know that falls await :) Which is probably exactly why my figure skating lessons stalled..
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