Category Archives: Twinkle Lights Stories

Art of the Listen - Bench Talk, True Derby, Twinkle Lights Stories

24…..

Three derby skaters equal 24 wheels on any given day.

But on some days in history, just the number 24 speaks for everyone.

A day when a person who wore that number on a jersey leaves the world and wheels stop turning long enough for us to acknowledge some truths.

The truth that, like derby skates and skaters, we all come in different colors and sizes. From different places across the world. Different genders. Different sports. Different beliefs about where we go when it’s all over.

And for a moment we can see those common goals and traits of goodness that transcend competition, be it in basketball, politics or religion.

Same vulnerabilities of the body and spirit.

Same heartfelt gratitude that someone with the number 24 provided a glimpse of all that.

Something to remember as the wheels start to turn again.

SKATE ON!

Darla

Art of the Listen - Bench Talk, Skate-On! Gallery, Twinkle Lights Stories

BE THAT BRIGHT ONE….

It’s gloomy. People move slowly through the mush of winter. Gone is the sparkle of new snow and the rush of the holidays.

What the world needs is a bright one. The person who smiles at you for no reason. A cheery remark. A splash of color.

It could be you today! Be that bright one for no reason.

Skate On!

Darla

Art of the Listen - Bench Talk, True Derby, Twinkle Lights Stories

Natalie’s Light

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As you know from the book, in my story I see the twinkle lights when I can’t figure things out.  And they point the way.

When Natalie couldn’t see her way, she took her life.  This nightmare, however, sent a different kind of inspiration to her mother.  The result is this beautiful woman’s path to shed light where other teenagers may see none.

Many thanks to the Augusta Soul City Sirens roller derby club for making Natalie’s Light their charity.

Please visit her website.

Enough said.

SKATE ON, NINA

Darla

(A bench in Big Bend National Park, TX and a light from above was a perfect spot for this blog piece.)

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