Ice Skating or Life?

[In light of the multiple falls of some of the great figure skaters during the Olympics and the return of others who had fallen before, this blog is re-posted from 4 years ago. It seems appropriate and relevant to ice-skating and also to how people are handling the chaos of the world. Your comments are appreciated.]

LOSS? TEMPORARY SET-BACK? FAILURE?

Lose! Step back and Restart? Give-up? Fail? Is it obvious that everyone faces setbacks and even defeat on the road to success? Would it be difficult to find a successful person, business or organization that has not dealt with setbacks, disappointments and even outright defeats? So, what is losing? Is losing when we get knocked […]

Ice Skating or Life?

Is ice skating a metaphor for life? If the lessons, we learn from sport go beyond the sport, what do ice skaters learn? Will they realize that the setbacks of life, are not failures at all, but opportunities in disguise?