June 28, 2021 // Manasquan, NJ
Formed last August during quarantine, Babes on Blades now hosts weekly sessions within a “fully inclusive, non-judgmental, fun, and safe space” for amateur and seasoned skaters alike. On a recent Monday, with the permission of its organizer, Krista, I traveled to the seaside town of Manasquan to capture the meetup. The experience lived up to its mission.
A short conversation from the gathering also reminded me how costly it can be to listen to other people’s opinions about what is or isn’t worth doing with your time. One participant mentioned how she was discouraged from skating at a certain age because someone else convinced her it wasn’t cool. How awful. Also, how common. People say life is short, but I don’t believe that. I think for most of us it’s long enough — we’ve just become so efficient at wasting time, second guessing, hesitating.
I guess my what I’m getting at is this: lace up those skates already.
