With Glowing Hearts
One summer when I was a little girl, a bird flew down the chimney and into our wood burning stove. I remember the strange sounds coming from that cast iron pod in our basement and I remember truly feeling worried on behalf of that bird. When my dad had devised a plan – he turned […]
Buying Time
Allow me to begin this entry with a Happy Christmas or perhaps Happy Hanukkah, or bright, sparkly wishes for any other multinational celebration that you and your family celebrated this month – and to round it out, “Merry Festivus to the rest of us!” 🙂 Now then, to fill in the missing gap from the […]
MY Great Perhaps
Our week in Königssee, Germany was a lot like the track: tricky and quick – but full of lessons. Joining up with 8 of my teammates and our head-coach was a pleasant change of pace and made for many nights of dinner laughs and even a couple team-adventures. Team Canada Skeleton might look different as a […]
Stop At Never
Hello my friends – the 2014/15 sliding season is officially underway! As per usual, my racing timeline started directly after Canadian Selections and as always, required quick packing and even speedier travel arrangements. With my season being 100 percent self-funded this year, getting things booked, timed and secured last minute was an even trickier situation. […]
Begin Again
Nothing gives easy; easy gives nothing. The fact is, life is hard. Sometimes, it’s really f*ing hard. We push, we pull, we grasp and we clutch. There are times that we fall and other times we stand triumphant. Through it all we acknowledge our rivals who knock off our edges and shape who we become. But no […]
Zoom Out
“Welcome, and congratulations. I am delighted that you could make it. Getting here wasn’t easy, I know. In fact I suspect it was a little tougher than you realize. To begin with, for you to be here now, trillions of drifting atoms had to somehow assemble in an intricate and curiously obliging manner to create […]
To The Bone
Hallelujah that it’s over – what went through you – broke the spell – but until it makes you stronger – what don’t kill you – hurts like hell. For the last three months I have been experiencing a reoccurring dream in the early hours of the morning. I am in bed, asleep, and I very […]
A World Ahead
Let me first say what needs to be said: There was one word that came to mind when I realized just how much of a hole I had dug upon the completion of my first run the afternoon of Friday, November 29th at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, AB: “Damnit!” Ha! I can honestly chuckle […]
The Privilege of Pressure
Cracking open a fortune cookie last month in my hometown of Brandon, Manitoba I didn’t think much of it. Then I read: “Your friends will truly be helpful in your next month’s endeavour.” Those simple, and typically generic words screamed at me. My fingers instantaneously tucked it, face-up, into the back of the clear protective […]
Where Is The Grass Greener
Some nights, when the conditions are just right, a big semi or heavy duty truck screams by our place in Calgary – and as I lay still, on my bed in my room – the entire foundation of the house shakes, ever so slightly; just for a moment, and I often wonder if anyone else […]