Friday, February 20, 2026

Because We Want To

 

Morning


With nothing else to hold my attention, I tuned into the Olympics. Stunning, over-the-top perfect free skate by Alyssa Liu. Headed for greatness 4 years ago, she "retired" - aka, quit. A ski trip inspired her to return, and she came back to skate her way to Olympic Gold. Was that her goal? Nope. She said she didn't care about medals, she was there to simply enjoy it. Putting no pressure on herself to win anything, she skated flawlessly.


Wang Zhao/AFP

Whatever we strive for should be because we want to achieve it, not because someone else pushes us into it.













19 comments:

Mistress Maddie said...

A beautiful post in message and pictures. I love seeing photos of men in dance. Have a wonderful weekend! It has started with a major punch to the trump white house! Bwahahahahahahahahahahaahahahaha

Debra She Who Seeks said...

That was a great Gold Medal win! What a comeback story!

Sixpence Notthewiser said...

Love that for her.
Just going to the Olympics is achievement enough. She did it right, though.
Well deserved.

XOXO

Jeff said...

Thank you for these beautiful artistic images...
Have a good weekend.
Jeff

Rade said...

Damn right! Enjoying what Olympics I am catching. The games close this weekend.

Anonymous said...

Les danseurs de ballet et de dance moderne sont de véritables athlètes.
Ils se cultivent tout en cultivant la culture.
-Beau Mec à Deauville

whkattk said...

And, if we're lucky, Randy Andy will spill some tea.

whkattk said...

Beautifully done.

whkattk said...

She certainly did.
XOXO

whkattk said...

You're welcome. The same wishes for you.

whkattk said...

They do. I'm not usually a sports fan but I do enjoy the skating...it's artistic and graceful. Like dance. 😊

Anonymous said...

Late to the party, but wanted to let you know I really enjoyed the great pictures you posted today, and the sentiments. Take care and have a great weekend.

CAAZ said...

That is such an important message, thanks for reminding us all. Go Team Canada, sorry, I am bias, lol.

Jean said...

I have very much enjoyed the winter sports. It’s the one bright thing to watch instead of the news. Happy weekend. Hugs and bisous.

whkattk said...

I could not agree more!

whkattk said...

Aw, thanks!

whkattk said...

And, dammit....they lost in OT.

whkattk said...

Plus, it's getting tougher and tougher to keep up with all the crap.
Hugs and bisous.

CAAZ said...

I no, heartbreaking, still very proud.