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No Catchy Title - Just Life
So today was a different type of day. For some reason, I woke up out of sorts. Both hips hurt and I just did not feel well. So crappy...

Hopeful Hippies
Dec 14, 20192 min read


She Is Fierce
Chicago Marathon NY Marathon Berlin Marathon Boston Marathon Qualifier Achievement. Pride. Grits. Guts Hip Patient. Labral Tear....

Hopeful Hippies
Dec 14, 20191 min read


Between Grief and Hope
So again, going back to my newfound inspiration from music, I came across a song called Between by Satsang. The song relays the idea that...

Hopeful Hippies
Dec 7, 20195 min read


Pain Perspective: Dr. Jacob Templar, PT
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. -Buddhist proverb First of all, I have a passion for my hip healing. I am tired of these damn...

Hopeful Hippies
Dec 7, 20196 min read


Bring Optimism Back
By Bill Apalbasa, Guest Blogger and Author for Hope and Optimism (Check out his website http://theother999rooms.squarespace.com/) Bill...

Hopeful Hippies
Nov 30, 20195 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...

Hopeful Hippies
Nov 30, 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...

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...

Hopeful Hippies
Nov 23, 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...

Hopeful Hippies
Nov 16, 20192 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”...

Hopeful Hippies
Nov 16, 20193 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...

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...

Hopeful Hippies
Nov 10, 20192 min read


A Little Giggle?
Just trying tibia little humerus!

Hopeful Hippies
Nov 3, 20191 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...

Hopeful Hippies
Nov 2, 20192 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...

Hopeful Hippies
Nov 2, 20193 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...

Hopeful Hippies
Oct 29, 20191 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...

Hopeful Hippies
Oct 26, 20195 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...

Hopeful Hippies
Oct 26, 20192 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...

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...

Hopeful Hippies
Oct 19, 20193 min read
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