Sarah Will
Sarah Will
Sarah Will is a paralympic skier who spent 11 years on the U.S. Disabled Ski Team. During this time, she earned a record 13 medalswhile competing in four Winter Paralympic Games between 1992 and 2002. Will serves as a ski instructor and is otherwise active in the Vail community. She was named to the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in July 2009 and is a nominee for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame...
blood way behinds
Family isnt about blood relationships, its about the meaning behind them. I relize now that sharing chromosoms is not the only way to having a family, its about the friendship behind it.
firefly night world
This was just one night, one chance to vary and see where it took me. The fireflies were probably already out: maybe it wasn’t just a season or a time but a whole world I’d forgotten. I’d never know until I stepped out into it. So I did.
writing want awful
Writing a novel is like childbirth: once you realize how awful it really is, you never want to do it again.
letting-go distance thinking
There were so many people, so much to navigate, and as the distance fluctuated between us his hand kept slipping, down my arm to my wrist. And maybe he was going to let go as people pressed in on all sides, but all I could think was how when nothing made sense and hadn't for ages, you just have to grab onto anything you feel sure of. So as I felt his fingers loosening around my wrist, I just wrapped my own around them, right, and held on
daughter thinking matter
It's not always easy being her daughter.' I think,' she said, 'sometimes it's hard no matter whose daughter you are.
secret trying half
Theres this other half of him i dont know of, its like he is trying it keep it a secret.... if he would just let me inside so i can help
knowing air toes
And I felt a sudden whirl in my head, knowing this leap was inevitable, that I wasn't just standing on the cliff, toes poking over, but already in mid-air.
people flow life-is
Because you have to just go with the flow. Your life is not your own, with people coming in and out all the time. You get mellow because you have to.
should prove felt
So he didn't have to prove how he felt about me. Like so much else, I should just know.
sides steps lucky
No one could tell you: you just had to go through it on your own. If you were lucky, you came out on the other side and understood. If you didn't, you kept getting thrust back, retracing those steps, until you finally got it right.
leaving looks walking
He always did the leaving. But not this time. She kept walking, and did not look back.
reason
Who says there has to be a point?" He asked. "Or a reason. Maybe it's just something you have to do.
wings doe
Why does she have wings?' So she can fly.
girl nice self-esteem
Society. The same society, I might add, that dictates that little girls should always be sugar and spice and everything nice, which encourages them not to be assertive. And that, in turn, then leads to low self-esteem, which can lead to eating disorders and increased tolerance and acceptance of domestic, sexual, and substance abuse." "You get all that from a pink Onesie?" Leah said after a moment.