“And I remember being younger and my mother told me true Find someone who grows flowers in the darkest parts of you Take heed when things get hard and don’t you ever turn around ‘Cause you’ll find someone, someday, somewhere that grows you to the clouds” – Sun to Me, Zach Bryan Next month will…
Category: Doing Life
The Memory Remains
A spinal cord injury is an interesting beast to wrangle with, both physically and psychologically. It differs from other causes of paralysis like MS, ALS or Parkinson’s in the sense that it’s not a progressive degeneration of your physical abilities where you are constantly adjusting to the increasing loss of independence. It’s abrupt. There’s a…
Processing…
Late Sunday night I went to post a short recap of my trip up to the mountain, complete with a little snippet of video as a teaser of more to come, but ran into technical issues after uploading the clip. The file said 100% complete, but when I clicked on the link, I just got…
10 years
A decade. Already? Most times it feels closer to 10 minutes or maybe 10 months, but 10 laps around the sun means I have traveled nearly six billion miles without actually moving a muscle – yes, I did the math – which is pretty damn impressive. That kind of time and distance affords you the…
Another 15 minutes.
Over the last few months, life’s trajectory seems to be pushing me in a direction that, while not all that unfamiliar, has still been absolutely surreal. It started right around September when a friend of mine was injured in a motorcycle accident leaving him partially paralyzed with a long, uphill battle for recovery. In the…
Chicks dig scars
…okay I’m not really sure if that’s true, but it’s a good title. I don’t know if this could be considered an extension of the post before last, I guess it’s just another one of my philosophies for my life along the same lines. Can’t quite recall how we got on the subject the other…
The question
Honestly I could not tell you how many time it’s been asked. The same question, over and over. I completely understand people’s curiosity, I would wonder the same myself. The question? “If you were able to snow ski again, would you consider it?” Anyone that new me before the accident hears that question and laughs,…
Bad side of a great sport
A hand darts through the darkness, in a frantic search for the snooze button. Never a morning person, he has to set his alarm extra early each morning, hitting snooze a few times before finally rising. Just one more day, he thinks to himself. A little over seven pounds left. His stomach churns, voicing its displeasure…
Kids do the darndest things
Don’t they? Everyone has a story about watching a child do something completely off the wall. And the best part about those stories, is the fact that you can hang them over this person’s head for a lifetime. Considering that I was the very definition of ADHD as a child, I unknowingly created many opportunities for…
Whiskey and Burgers
Slumping back into my window seat, I can’t get that rancid taste out of my mouth. I silently curse Jack Daniel’s and In-N-Out Burger simultaneously, because they were equally responsible for my little rendezvous with the porcelain gods. Yeah, like both were forced down my throat the night before. Why had I drank so much last…
Kenny Salvini 