Tara Lipinski Instagram – Feb 20th will always hold such a special place in my heart. This was the destination and it was beautiful to live out this dream but as cliche as it sounds the journey was the most impactful part. The lessons I learned then help me navigate hard times in my life now….all while remembering the childlike joy and magic that can be found in life. And it taught me to never stop believing in the dream. On an old anniversary post (pasted below) while I was going through my fertility journey, I wrote about these lessons I learned. No one probably picked up what I was alluding to but it was all very specific to my long journey to Georgie. It makes my heart smile that as I post this today, I have Georgie in my arms. I didn’t give up on this dream either. ✨ “Figure skating taught me to never give up. No matter how cliche that sounds it’s the truth. No matter how tired, how hopeless things are, how scared I might be of an obstacle I’m facing- I keep going. When I have thought I can’t keep going, I just keep going. Just like I did so many times in my career and most importantly this night so many years ago when I had never felt fear like that before. I truly thought I was going to faint while waiting for my music to start. I realize now all of those years of physical and mental training prepared me for that job no matter how fear wanted to interfere. Skating has taught me that hard work pays off. Not just the big wins but the little wins as well. The little wins that no one saw when I was training and finally hit a landing just the way I wanted to. To this day I enjoy those little wins that no one sees. I push myself to keep finding the little wins on the way to bigger win. And most importantly I reflect back on that little girl who loved skating so much. The joy I felt that night where I forgot I was skating in front of millions of people. I remind myself often that life has all those joys and I better find them and live life with that big smile as often as I can.” @pangiehubbard 🎥 #olympics #figureskating #believeinyourdreams #olympian #olympicanniversary #nagano