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Hopeful Hippies
Nov 30, 20192 min read
Walking With Hope
Paths are made by walking – Franz Kafka Like many thousands of educators across America, I enjoyed a week off for the holiday. I planned...
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Hopeful Hippies
Nov 23, 20192 min read
Floating
Fear less. Float more. Steer less. I initially saw this quote on a colleague’s email signature line and it really got my attention. These...
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Hopeful Hippies
Nov 23, 20192 min read
Dear Donor,
The thing I don’t love much about the holidays is that there is such a singular focus on one day when I think that focus should be spread...
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Hopeful Hippies
Nov 16, 20192 min read
Hip Arthroscopy: Then and Now
I had my first hip surgeries (3 to be exact) 11 years ago and two recent revisions in 2018! Things have definitely grown up in the world...
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Hopeful Hippies
Nov 16, 20193 min read
I AM
Music really started talking to me during this hip journey of the last year or so. My husband, son and daughter were really the “hip”...
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Hopeful Hippies
Nov 10, 20192 min read
Climb Your Mountain
“One day, the mountain that is in front of you will be so far behind you, it will be barely visible in the distance. But the person you...
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Hopeful Hippies
Nov 10, 20192 min read
Drishti
“Watch out, you’re stepping on my drishti”. And so it would go…PT would then intentionally step on my “drishti” to see how much focus I...
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Hopeful Hippies
Nov 3, 20191 min read
A Little Giggle?
Just trying tibia little humerus!
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Hopeful Hippies
Nov 2, 20192 min read
Nature's Message
So, for many Hopeful Hippies here in the U.S., we are “falling back”. What do you mean, “falling back?” We are Hopeful Hippies. We are...
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Hopeful Hippies
Nov 2, 20193 min read
Numbers
“Numbers do not feel. Do not bleed or weep or hope. They do not know bravery or sacrifice.” ― Amie Kaufman, Illuminae Today, I am at day...
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Hopeful Hippies
Oct 29, 20191 min read
What A Difference A Year Makes!
It has been a year today since I had my first of two revision hip surgeries. I have been hiding one of the side effects of the surgery...
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Hopeful Hippies
Oct 26, 20195 min read
Holistic Hip Healing
Let me tell you – you are not the sum of your hips! Your focus in this healing process should not just be on the structural problems and...
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Hopeful Hippies
Oct 26, 20192 min read
Warrior or Worrier?
“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” – Swedish Proverb Through my business travels last week, I came across the most amazing...
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Hopeful Hippies
Oct 19, 20193 min read
Shoulder to Shoulder
Last year was an incredibly long year. In my field, the first part of the year is the craziest, most stress inducing time and having two...
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Hopeful Hippies
Oct 19, 20193 min read
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
I'm sure that you’ve all heard the phrase, “you are between a rock and hard place.” Most people take it to mean there are two paths or...
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Hopeful Hippies
Oct 14, 20191 min read
Morning Smile Shout Out!
Hey, what a great way to start a Monday! Hopeful Hippies got a shout out from Morning Smile. So if you want even more positivity and good...
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Hopeful Hippies
Oct 12, 20193 min read
Resource: Pain Science
Pain sucks! I’m sure that I can get a resounding consensus on that. Whether it’s a headache, a stubbed toe, or your damn hips. Pain...
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Hopeful Hippies
Oct 12, 20192 min read
Frosted Glass
Life is about perspective and how you look at something... ultimately, you have to zoom out. -Whitney Wolfe Herd And, no, I’m not talking...
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Hopeful Hippies
Oct 6, 20192 min read
Another Four-Letter Word
You must all think that I’m obsessed with four letter words recently. I have acknowledged using them and loving how my face can contort...
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Hopeful Hippies
Oct 5, 20192 min read
The Dancing Sun
“Baby girl Wake up and Worry a little less today Be brave and strong Open the doors and receive All the light Let the rays of sunshine...
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