13-Year Old Gymnast: Fearless ...& Legally Blind

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March 30, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius - 13-Year Old Gymnast: Fearless ...& Legally Blind Most athletes have the benefit of seeing what's ahead of them -- an opponent, the bars, a vault. But for 13-year-old Lola Walters, she usually has no idea what's coming until she's literally five feet away from it. Walters, a Washington resident, is legally blind, and suffers from a disease called nystagmus which causes her eyes to shift constantly, leaving her with double vision and no depth perception. She may fall more often than her peers but gets back on the bars with a grace and grit that has won her the admiration of her friends and teachers alike. This article and the accompanying video afford a glimpse of her fearless spirit. { read more } Be The Change Accept one of your own limitations, but fearlessly, and with the resolve to rise every time it causes a stumble. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Impossible Floating Village Football Team Human Spirit Rises to Meet Japan's Tsunami Compassion Caught on a Late-Night Train Today You, Tomorrow Me Secrets from 17 Years of Silence Entrepreneur of Small Things Dalai Lama: A Professional Laugher? Thinking Outside the Human Mind DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 113,456 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More