Healing Overload

A girl in the right shoes can conquer the world.

I don’t know that I can conquer the world on roller skates, but I do think I can take control of my own with them.

In 2021, I put on skates for the first time since the early 2000s. I intended to start skating regularly with my newly purchased skates, but I let other things weigh me down and prevent me from putting them back on. Early this year I decided I needed to do something for myself out of pure, plain need for escape. My local roller rink does old school nights once a week, and adult only nights about once a month. Out of bravery or desperation, I packed up my skates and hit the rink all by myself.

It was so great but also terrifying. I skated all the time as a middle and high school kid back in the 80s, and I was pretty good. Now, though in my 50s, let’s just say my center of gravity is very different and my fear of falling is off the charts. I did it though, and I have kept at it. My kid who lives in town goes with me now and so do my grandkids on occasion.

I am slowly getting more and more comfortable. I have found the people to be pretty welcoming, and I find myself looking forward to seeing a lot of them. I even ran into someone I went to school with back in the day. Now as we gather on the rink, that 70s/80s music blares, and the wind wooshes by while I glide along in my cute pink skates, and I only occasionally have to rebalance to prevent myself from falling.

This is how I am conquering my own inner world and the right pair of shoes skates are helping me do it!

Find your right shoes and go conquer the world, even if it’s just your own!