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Heartwings Love Notes 503 - Skating

Heartwings says, "It is difficult to come to terms with failed hopes."

How I longed to be able to glide over the ice like my classmates. Occasionally the playing field of my elementary school would flood and freeze, and we were allowed to skate on the ice. My skates didn't fit very well, nor did I have the strength in my ankles to stand up on the dull the blades for very long. Yet I kept trying, stuffing my feet into extra socks and lacing the skates as tight as I could.

My parents didn't skate, Occasionally the shallow water of the boggy swamp that bordered our property would freeze and I would practice scraping along on its small patches of ice for as much time as I could bear the discomfort of my attempts to skate. Occasionally invited to a skating party I'd spend my time by the fire, wistfully watching skilled skaters swirl and swoop. They looked like they were flying.

As an adult with children who loved to skate and a father who had them at the outdoor rink every possible moment, I found myself on the ice again. I hoped with better, sharper skates I could at last fly over the ice as I pined to do. To my dismay, my ankles were still inadequate and my skills rudimentary. I could skate around with my littlest children for a short time, and that was it. My time at the rink was mostly spent on a bench watching others glide by.

Wishing and hoping could not make it so. Eventually even my youngest was able to skate by herself and I hung up my skates for good. While it was sad to give up hope that I might ever improve, it was also something of a relief not to have to try any more. I had to come to terms with the fact that, no matter how hard I tried it might be impossible for me to do something. I've never been one for limits, and this was a difficult lesson for me to learn. I still wish I could skim over the ice, even just once. Perhaps in another lifetime my wish will be granted.

May you find ways to come to terms with your limits and make peace with them.

Blessings and Best Regards,
Tasha Halpert

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