A Personal Perspective: Life can put restrictions in your way. It can be hard to find a way around them. I found my road to joy in a bowling alley.
Sometimes, it's hard to figure out what to do next.Surprise, bowling might be the best way to find a little balance in life.I recently had the joy knocked out of me over a medical issue that was now going to put an added layer of caution into my life. I’m not a big fan of cautious living, but sometimes caution is warranted.
When I was firmly told by my doctor to be even more vigilant than I have been in the past in order to protect my remaining kidney from bruises and bumps, I was overwhelmed by both the new changes and the potential consequence of not making them.Carrie KnowlesNot that I am what you might call a bowler. I am someone who has bowled from time to time and thought it an okay thing to do at a birthday party.Ten pins 60 feet away. A rather heavy ball. Funny shoes.
That heavy ball, those pins standing there taunting you to knock them down okay, it’s a control thing. I figured that out. But it’s a game that lets you keep trying, frame after frame, to get it right. There are no three strikes, and you are out rule. No penalty or enforced sitting on the sidelines for the occasional gutter ball, cuss word, bad form, or victory dance. If it's your turn, you get to keep playing: no penalty, no judgment.
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