Have you ever felt that rare feeling that youre in the right place at the right time? It comes so infrequently that when I do feel it, I literally feel like Im high, floating, ecstatic, and content all at once. It happened to me last night when I was teaching a seven year old ballet/jazz class. We got to working on walking in opposition - Right arm and Left leg, Left arm and Right leg - and through that, we got to talking about feeling the beat, counting the music, and clapping along. I asked the girls to count out loud with me while they clapped and as they started to understand the concept, they started counting louder, and louder, and louder, until they were yelling over the music 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8!!!! and jumping up and down because they understood. From the outside of the room, it must have looked like a mix between gym class and math class, but from inside, the seven girls and myself had this moment of pure uninterrupted phenomenal joy. And its okay that this might not happen in every single class, because if it did, the special moments like last night - basically being yelled at with numbers from seven little girls in purple leotards and white tights - wouldnt feel so special. This is a moment to keep in my gratitude drawer - for when I feel frustrated or confused or not enough - these moments are the ones to pull out and revisit. Do me a solid and take a few minutes today to look at your gratitude drawer - what can you pull out when youre feeling doubt or fear? I bet if you look hard enough, theres a lot in that drawer for you to revel in. Wishing you gratitude and self-love today and every day,
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:20:47 +0000
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