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Assignment for the week:
The next time you look into the mirror, state three positives about yourself.
Thought for the month:
If you find that shampoo I'm looking for, the one that gives more hair and a fine body, remember it's not hair or a body that makes up "YOU"-it's your heart, mind and soul. It's the "face" beyond the mirror.
Happy Summer,
Carolyn
Something to dance about
Tammy Barlekamp and her
daughter Chris |
My daughter, Chris, decided she wanted to take dance lessons. Ok. So I found a dance studio and as I'm enrolling her in the beginner's tap and jazz class, I see a sign for an adult class for tap and jazz. "What's this?" I innocently asked. Well, show some interest and the next thing I know I'm down in my basement slipping around in my tap shoes.
Yikes! Am I too old for this? How in the world am I going to learn how to dance by May? But more difficult than learning the dance routine was learning how not to overreact to my upcoming recital.
I started to scare myself. What-if I make a fool of myself? My husband will still love me. What-if I'm so frightened on stage I can't move my legs? I'll practice so much that my legs will be on autopilot. What-if I get sick right before I go out on stage? It's just butterflies of excitement, everyone gets them. What-if I get dizzy from spinning around? If I fall, I get back up and finish the dance. What-if...OK, Stop. Enough. I am going to do this. I want to do this. I am going to dance no matter what the consequences are going to be.
My inner determination was the ticket. Each time I started with the "what-ifs," I quickly reverted to politely telling my anxiety that I was going to dance no matter what. Whenever I felt the fear coming over me I went downstairs to practice. There was something about practicing that said, "See, this isn't so bad!"
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