‘Tis the season. And these two pictures of our elf, Snowball, are a pretty good representation of my own progress since December 2017. Happy holihamsterdays, y’all!
12/14/19: Happy Holihamsterdays
Category: Hamstring Recovery
11/25/19: Healing in the Heart
Healing happens in the heart first. Grab hairbrush microphone. Sing to mirror. Carefully hold crutches, if necessary. Go.
11/21/19: Dedicated to Pain & Injury
I’d like to dedicate this one to Pain & Injury, two folks with whom I have a long, complicated, & evolving relationship. (I’m 2 years PI this month, and 2 years PO coming up December 5.)
11/13/19: We’ll See You Tomorrow
And here’s the video.
11/11/19: Patience
I relearn this one every day. Challenging, but not impossible. Hanging with Hamsters helps.
10/4/19: Tacos Fall Apart
9/19/19: When You Find Yourself
9/5/19: 21 Months P.O.
“I’m the one at the sail, I’m the master of my seas.” 
Steady on, Hamster Believers. Keeping my eyes on my own body & progress, it gets better every day, in every way. I feel any pain, accept it, roll on, eyes on what I choose for my future. 21 mo PO today. I’ll update on my 2nd Hammiversary in November.
7/14/19: Four Pillars of Courage
“I didn’t think that rising skills or resilience was going to be on this list, but as it turns out, the most courageous men and women I’ve interviewed over the past fifteen years, talk about their courage only being possible because they know how to get back up when they inevitably fall. And one of the things that’s true, is that if you’re brave enough, often enough, you *will* fall. …[Y]ou will, by definition, if you’re brave – in your classrooms, in your life, with your partners, with your kids, with the people you care about – if you’re brave, you’re gonna get hurt. The broken hearted are the bravest among us, because they had the courage to love. So we have to learn how to get back up.”
Brene Brown, SXSWedu 2017 Keynote, Daring Classrooms (YouTube)
7/5/19: Price of Admission
Den of Positivity 