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Kara Jackman

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acceptance · Medical/Dental · Tennis

No One Bursts My Tennis Bubble

May 8, 2018 kara j4 Comments

I stopped playing tennis a while back out of fear and aggravation. How could I possibly be afraid of the sport that I love? Well, I allowed one bad experience to take me off the courts. Okay, maybe it was more than one bad experience. As you, faithful reader, know I am battling hearing loss… Continue reading No One Bursts My Tennis Bubble

Family · gratitude · Sports · Tennis

Love for Life, Tennis, and Self

January 29, 2016January 29, 2016 kara j2 Comments

There are nights I go to bed thinking “Tennis is the only thing I am good at.”   There are mornings I only wake up because tennis is a part of my day.   And while I know rationally, logically that tennis is not the only thing I am good at, I do derive most of… Continue reading Love for Life, Tennis, and Self

Mental Health · Self · Tennis

The Eye in the Storm of Struggle

May 25, 2012 kara jLeave a comment

I want to get better. I want not to struggle through each day. It is so taxing and tiring. Everyday I just want to get back to my couch, romanticizing the time at night with all the lights out and just the TV and me.  I do love certain things in my life, like tennis,… Continue reading The Eye in the Storm of Struggle

Family · Mom · Self · Tennis

Childhood Summer Quick Vignettes

August 29, 2011August 29, 2011 kara jLeave a comment

I always hated this point in the summer growing up. I knew it was time to go back to school because the Little League World Series was on TV. Once I saw Williamsport, PA, it felt like the fat lady was backstage. So much fun was behind us…Camp at Derby Academy, our 2 week long… Continue reading Childhood Summer Quick Vignettes

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