Bumblebees Don't Know

Everyone has their animal. The one they've loved since childhood. Now, since I was a kid, sea turtles were my favorite animal. I knew all the various types. Had more stuffed turtles than an aquarium gift shop. We visited turtle rescues in Florida. Turtles was my thing.

But, for the past 21 years, another animal has been close to my heart. Bumblebees.

On April 15, 1998 I was diagnosed with a slew of auditory processing disorders - many which impacted my entire life. What do bees have to do with this?

There is a saying "bumblebees don't know..."

Well, aerodynamically bees shouldn't be able to take flight. Their wings are practically sheer and their little bodies have a solid mass. But they do fly! Why? Because no one ever told them can't!

That became my driving force. I had managed for 10 years in the face of odds. I was learning and functioning as best I could despite a deck stacked against me.

As I've become a runner, this mantra still holds true. There is no excuse to give up. Being a bumblebee is a special part of who I am and who I will continue to bee.

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