Skiers Just are a Little Different
Skiers just really are little different. As I watch one of my skiers work on her final project in my art class it occurs to me. Skiers really are different. I walk up to her, stand by here and ask her to tell me more about her image. She says “well this is how I felt after my broken heart, my mouth is sewn shut because I felt speechless. I was holding my hand in my heart after I ripped it out of my chest and you see that is why there is bandages around my rib cage.” Stunned, I look around the room, I see one student on her phone another talking excitedly about getting out of the high school in just 5 weeks. Skiers are just really are different. Skiers are self-driven, maybe a little bit socially awkward but smart. They so are so smart! I know I am not supposed to tell them that… growth mind set and all that jazz, but they really are smart! Is it the time out in the woods, sliding on boards in unstable conditions? Is it