4gabrielle

Every day I am overwhelmed by the wants, needs, hurt, grief, joys, triumphs, etc. of the people around me; these feelings that permeate around them like a pungent perfume. Sometimes their fragrance is sweet as and other times it reeks.
It is not my charge to be concerned about all of humanity and the lives of my fellow man but it seems that my filter for life is a fragile…
I would like to find a healthy way for me to do my part in the world; to go to bed and know that I have tried to make a difference.

I was a ballerina for ten years. Dance was what I lived and breathed for. It was the song of my heart and the nourishment for my soul.
When I began to experience some pains in my hip I thought: this is the dancer’s life, no pain- no gain! For a year I pushed myself through the motions and slowly I began to admit to myself that something was wrong.
After I was diagnosed with torn ligaments in both my hips and my Dr. telling me that I would need hip replacements by the time I was thirty, reluctantly and painfully I decided to quit ballet.
I have now gone an entire year without dancing as well as having surgery on both my hips. As I go through rehab I am learning to appreciate the body’s ability to move in an entirely different way.
Starting anew is never easy but I live for the moments of freedom that come with the fresh strength from healing.
I am eager to see where I go on my journey of finding a new dance that is honest to my abilities and willingness of my body.