Hi Mariah! Thought you'd be interested to watch the recent episode of "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" on HBO about trans athletes. The specific segment can also be viewed on YouTube, titled "Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)".
Persistence and tenacity come in many forms, as you are no doubt discovering. My gym has so many white haired people, now that we boomers are determined to stay fit no matter what. I love seeing us there, and I love the younger people seeing us there too, and absorbing a different image of what aging looks like. May you stay strong and inspiring too!
Thank you for all you are doing! Particularly on this “transgender day of visibility.” So much nonsense out there on Facebook today — I just want to pick people up and shake them.
And I too have to occasionally share my swim lane with a “thrasher.” Though he hasn’t yet said a word to me. So I am not as gracious to him in my head as I perhaps should be.
Oh yes, any female lap swimmer has dealt with male swimmers, and occasional female ones, who have no sense of where their body is in relation to the other bodies, or don’t care. Very annoying!
Congratulations, Mariah, on your persistence, tenacity in the face of resistance in sport, in writing and in Be-ing. An inspiration to all women and girls, and to this woman, fast approaching 77 years. Though I have never been able to excel in sport—well, actually, I was lousy at it and persistence didn”t help, but I could still have fun. When I learned I had lupus, I turned to activities of the mind. While I found them stressful too, they were a joyful adventure despite ‘swimming’ through brain fog and exhaustion. This past year has been a new adventure in discovering the joy of regular attendance at a seniors’ gym despite heart failure, too. Persistence pays off for big and small adventures, May you stay strong, inspired and inspiring.. Thank you for being You,
Congratulations! I am still learning the enormity of what you have accomplished over time. So grateful for your voice, your thoughtfulness, your courage and your tenacity—and with lovely little anecdotes along the way. I have restacked, with grateful thanks.
Hi Susan, Thank you so much for all of these kind comments, and the re-stack, and teaming up with me to think and write about challenging, controversial topics.
congratulations and thanks for decades of winning writing and reporting so that your readers can learn from your precision and vision. Especially in this tricky time of linguistic gymnastics with all kinds of new tricks to learn in order to stay in the game. Go Mariah!
Hi Mariah! Thought you'd be interested to watch the recent episode of "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" on HBO about trans athletes. The specific segment can also be viewed on YouTube, titled "Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)".
Thank you for all your work and thoughtful writing on behalf of women in sports, Mariah!
It’s truly amazing to know that you have been steadily writing things for a year, now.
Keep going!
Hi Linda, So happy to have you and other strong, smart women on my team. Thank you!
Persistence and tenacity come in many forms, as you are no doubt discovering. My gym has so many white haired people, now that we boomers are determined to stay fit no matter what. I love seeing us there, and I love the younger people seeing us there too, and absorbing a different image of what aging looks like. May you stay strong and inspiring too!
Thank you for all you are doing! Particularly on this “transgender day of visibility.” So much nonsense out there on Facebook today — I just want to pick people up and shake them.
And I too have to occasionally share my swim lane with a “thrasher.” Though he hasn’t yet said a word to me. So I am not as gracious to him in my head as I perhaps should be.
Oh yes, any female lap swimmer has dealt with male swimmers, and occasional female ones, who have no sense of where their body is in relation to the other bodies, or don’t care. Very annoying!
Thanks for the kind words.
Congratulations, Mariah, on your persistence, tenacity in the face of resistance in sport, in writing and in Be-ing. An inspiration to all women and girls, and to this woman, fast approaching 77 years. Though I have never been able to excel in sport—well, actually, I was lousy at it and persistence didn”t help, but I could still have fun. When I learned I had lupus, I turned to activities of the mind. While I found them stressful too, they were a joyful adventure despite ‘swimming’ through brain fog and exhaustion. This past year has been a new adventure in discovering the joy of regular attendance at a seniors’ gym despite heart failure, too. Persistence pays off for big and small adventures, May you stay strong, inspired and inspiring.. Thank you for being You,
Congratulations! I am still learning the enormity of what you have accomplished over time. So grateful for your voice, your thoughtfulness, your courage and your tenacity—and with lovely little anecdotes along the way. I have restacked, with grateful thanks.
Hi Susan, Thank you so much for all of these kind comments, and the re-stack, and teaming up with me to think and write about challenging, controversial topics.
congratulations and thanks for decades of winning writing and reporting so that your readers can learn from your precision and vision. Especially in this tricky time of linguistic gymnastics with all kinds of new tricks to learn in order to stay in the game. Go Mariah!
Hi Jane, from one athlete and writer to another... your energetic support made me smile. So glad you're my teammate. Thank you!
Thank you for writing to us! And I like, "The point: Enduring friendships and sports can help women recover from just about anything." Yes, indeed!
Thanks for sharing your voice. Please keep doing it!
Hey EyesOpen, so glad you're here. Thanks for letting me know you appreciate these ideas and this conversation.
Congrats on the one-year anniversary of Stronger Women! Worth the jump into cold water!
Ha, yes, seems to be worth it indeed. Thanks, Poppy!