For me there is nothing quit like playing the beautiful sport of volleyball. I was very fortunate to play volleyball in my youth, it kept me healthy and happy and when I got good it took me traveling around this beautiful country representing my school and state and meeting interesting people. In my early 20s I injured myself and I lost the ability to “jump”… and unable to play, it was a very hard time for me… eventually I got on with it and I was blessed to find and marry the most beautiful man in the world and together we have a wonderful family. But I still felt the loss of not being able to play the game I love…
One day I started showing my kids a few volleyball skills and I realised, ‘hey that didn’t hurt so much’, in fact my injury didn’t hurt at all. So I just kept going, dusting off the cobwebs of the past 20 years. I kept getting better so I kept testing out my body and still I felt ok, so I found a local comp and joined. At first it was hard but each week I kept getting better and stronger. It just felt so good getting on the court again. Then one week a player from another team asked me if I wanted to come to her club training so I took a massive leap of faith and went for it. There I found some familiar faces which really felt like it was meant to be. I got put in a team of great girls I love playing with and every week I push myself harder and harder for myself, my family and for them. Since I started back at volleyball I feel like the final piece of the puzzle has fallen into place as not only am I playing volleyball i’m now also teaching it! And after 20 years I finally found my place in this world!!!
I realise now that we shouldn’t stop doing what we love just because of obstacles that jump onto the path we are travelling. Thats the point of an obstacle, to find a way over or around them. If we can do that it can only make you stronger in the end…
