Be-YOU-tiful Adaptive Warrior

Be-YOU-tiful Adaptive Warrior


Cast Your Worries, Reel In Patience

June 21, 2023
A Fishing Analogy for New Amputees


 


From experience, I KNOW, without a doubt, that there are fish in our lake.


Just yesterday I caught a huge northern pike and released him….. he is in there, waiting for the next lure to tempt him.


How does this relate to amputees and our journey? Great question.


Patience, for one. And knowing how to keep moving forward, even when you feel like giving up, for another.


I must have casted 1000 times in 5 hours last weekend, and not a nibble!!!! 5 hours!!! I’m either totally dedicated to my craft or absolutely crazy! But, I love the POSSIBILTY. The possibility that I could catch a fish, maybe even the biggest fish in the lake (I may be a little competitive