š¼ When the Rink Closes, You Skate Somewhere New
Keep your writing moving, even when things change
Iāve always loved roller skating.
Thereās something about the swirl of lights, the disco beat, the freedom of gliding in circles that makes time dissolve.
As a child I played roller hockey. Full pads and flat out. These days, I skate with my daughter.
Sheās twelve now, the same age I was when I first went to Rollerworld in Colchester, one of the largest rinks in Europe.
It closed a few years ago. Gone forever. The place that shaped our memories just disappeared.
We were heartbroken but we didnāt stop skating.
We found new rinks in Haverhill and Bury St Edmunds, which are smaller and quieter.
Although they're not like the fabled Rollerworld, they still have music, lights, and space to skate.
So we lace up our bootsāhers new, mine vintageāand we get rolling.
Thereās laughter, wobbling and fun.
Itās a reminder that if you love the thing, you find a way to keep going.
Because the only constant is change.
Writing online is the same.
Your favourite platform stops working. A trusted tool disappears. What used to bring results suddenly stalls.
Itās tempting to pause. To wait for things to settle.
But if you stop every time something shifts, you never build momentum.
The work is in the pivot. In skating somewhere new. Staying in motion even when the surface feels different.
If you love writing you keep rolling when things change. You adapt and try again.
You stay on your feet.
What matters isnāt perfection. Itās presence and progress.
Thatās what Iāve learned on the rink, and on the page.
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