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The world needs more innovative people.

Without risks there wouldn’t be change.

Be it medical, technological, educational, sports.

Life would be boring without innovation.

Thank goodness people like Sarah exist.

Thanks to Sarah and her family!

After the family cancelled their new conference earlier this week I figured out the news we would be hearing sooner or later.  It still came as a surprise when I heard that Sarah Burke had passed away today.

There are some that will call for the end of skiing in the half pipe.  I do not support this in any way.  The half pipe did not kill Sarah, a horrible accident did.  Based on the very minimal information that is known about her fall, and being someone who used to ski the half pipe (no where near the degree Sarah did!) it wouldn’t surprise me in the least that the artery the tore actually tore when she landed, BEFORE she hit her head.  This makes so much sense when you hear the reports that she “whiplashed” going from her feet to her head.  Hearing that the damage from this tear was irreversible and that she was in cardiac arrest when rescuers got to her this just makes the most sense to me.

It was not riding the half pipe that was the problem.

This injury could just as easily have happened while working with a trainer, in a gym!

What Sarah did to push forward females in the sport of extreme skiing is amazing.  It is because of her that women will be completing in this sport in the Sochi Olympics.  That’s pretty impressive work!  It is because of her efforts that women are competing in this sport in the X Games.  Not to mention every she has done for the ski industry.  And let’s not forget the fact that she was Canadian!

Sarah will be sadly missed from this year’s X- Games – where she was a four-time gold medalist.

She will also be sadly missed when her sport debuts in 2014 in Sochi.

I felt compelled to write this after reading a comment on People.com that said Sarah “should have stayed home with her husband instead of going out to prove a point.”  I was so incensed by this comment.  Her husband supported her 100% in every endeavour that she did.

I’m not just saying that either…take a look.

An absolutely beautiful love story that came to an end way too soon.

Rest in Peace Sarah and thank you for everything you did for Canada and the ski industry!

Joining me this week?

I came across this on a blog that I read. I don’t have anything against religion per se.  I used to attend a church that I loved but don’t currently attend one. I have my belief and faith.  There is just something about this video that speaks to me.  It’s not that I am anti religion in any way, I just like some of the points he has to say.

I survived my first week back.

It’s supposed to be bloody cold.

A weekend indoors works for me.

Almost like winter may be here.

Time to do some good reading.

I have a book to finish.

I have added a new tab to the top of my blog…see that little 2012 Reads tab?  Yep, I’m going to track what I read this year and give you a few thoughts about each of the books.  I’m not committing to reading a certain number of books this year or each month.  I’d love to do that, but I’m realistic…I honestly don’t know if I averaged one book per month last year.  I went though a period where I just didn’t want to read…a book.  I did plenty of other reading, usually online and some magazines, but books just didn’t hold a huge appeal to me.  This statement is really rather funny to me if you know my love of books and the number of books I have waiting to be read.  Oh well.  On to this year.

So far I have read one book and am more than half way through a second book.  I’m trying to commit to reading, from a book, nightly.  We’ll see how I do.

 
Care to join me this week?

Christmas seems like so long ago.

It’s back to reality on Monday.

Back to the classroom for me.

It will be a hard transition.

My break had been very needed.

At least my cold is gone!