There is a quote about surrender. Surrender has, over the course of my life, been my biggest obstacle. I have held on SO TIGHTLY to what I think I need and the way I am sure things are supposed to happen that what I truly need is often prevented from reaching me. I’ve blocked what […]
letting go
Ultimate Goal: Complete Surrender
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Fifteen Hours
In fifteen hours I’m leaving to take Number 4 to school. She starts her freshman year at the boarding school she worked her ass off to get into. When she discovered the school two and a half years ago, she decided she was going there for high school. We told her she could go, but […]
The Art Of Surrender
I teach a lot of swim lessons. The kids who struggle the most are the ones who don’t relax in the water. The ones who avoid getting splashed in the face at all costs. The ones who tense up and flail their arms frantically in an attempt to swim. Most of these kids are already […]
124 Days
Today I got an email from Number 4’s boarding school with all the information about what she needs to do to get ready for her first year. I read through the student handbook. I read about General Tips for Packing and Move-In Day. I read about the Physical Basics. I read about the Emotional Basics. […]
SHE DID IT
A little over two years ago, Number 3 and 4 swam in a swim meet at MIT. Number 3 was twelve years old, and Number 4 was eleven. The meet was trials in the morning with the top twenty kids in each event coming back to swim in finals at night. There were more than […]