tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216511964741530203.post8294580067271854702..comments2023-04-29T01:03:22.695-07:00Comments on Life Without Legs: Life is Like a RollercoasterGlennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01914640499206427326noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216511964741530203.post-5441205153521263422013-06-11T10:58:11.035-07:002013-06-11T10:58:11.035-07:00I wouldn’t think of it as “giving up” (on using th...I wouldn’t think of it as “giving up” (on using the long legs) as much as re-focusing or re-prioritizing. Once I went on a bike journey with a friend of mine. We had planned on covering about 100 miles a day. The first day went according to plan. The second day, we ran into several setbacks, but still made it to our goal destination. Much the same on the third day – ending the day in exhaustion. Ready to start day four, my friend said to me, “Why don’t we just stay here another day?”. It was a revelation – like a different way of viewing the world; I hadn’t even thought of that as an option. We spent the day lounging on a beach and enjoying a good dinner. It was really an epiphany moment – that I was the critic imposing my own stress and unhappiness. I’ve come to think of goals and expectations much like dancing; no one notices or cares nearly as much as we think – and that’s freeing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com