Footprints on the Moon

December 10 – Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out? (Author: Susannah Conway)

I can, have, and will continue to say until I’m blue in the face if I have to: Joining SBRG to play roller derby is the best decision I could have made this year.

I could go on again about the amazing people that are in my life now, the changes I’ve seen this year, all those things I’ve said over and over again… instead, I will leave you this quote. It’s from the book Going in Circles. I read this over the summer, and I’ve had this quote in a draft called “roller derby” ever since. I’ll probably never get that post written… there’s too much to say, and I can’t find the words.

“The rules of the track work well for life. Roller derby is life in a tiny circle. You can only go forward, even if you find yourself turned around, facing the wrong way. There’s speed, unpredictability, and danger. You can’t be sure what’s going to happen, you don’t always know when you’ll stop, and it appears most people are out to get you. You will fall. You will get hurt.
But you will get up again.
Look, what’s the worst thing that could happen? Anything that hurts eventually heals. You get back up. You keep going. You get stronger. You get better. Life goes on. That’s it.”
- Going in Circles, Pamela Ribon

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