Never having used a snorkel before, my heart raced and my breathing went crazy as I stretched out and put my face into the water.
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I have part of a Billy Joel song stuck in my head. Not just right now – it came to me a week or so and just keeps coming back! I woke up from a dream and, well, there it was!
I don’t even know if I have the lyrics right, but I think it’s from the song “Just the Way You Are:” “…what will it take for you to believe in me the way I believe in you?”
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I knelt down beside his desk and we talked it through. After a few questions, I found my “in”: basketball.
“How are you the court? The ball? The game?”
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The whole team turned and stared at me.
Time for me immediately stopped. I could feel each drop of water slowly sliding down my arms. The chlorine burned my nose, and my mouth went dry.
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As we both felt the conversation was winding down, he thanked me for stopping, reminding him of my name, and taking the moment. “Thanks,” he said. Stay awesome and enjoy this beautiful day.
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Mostly, though, I tried to teach them how to sing. To recognize that they all had a purpose, a gift. They needed to share that gift with the world.
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