Just got home from ballet class. Only 5 more weeks until recital. Picture me and a motley crew, mostly clueless, doing leaps across the floor. We bravely balance on our toes to the music of Mad Russian Christmas – a heavy metal version of the Nutcracker Suite. Mercifully, it is short.
Too late to quit. I’m in this ballet recital. Bought the costume and all.
Freaking out… WHAT was I thinking? Ballet? To survive this, I have to face my fears. FEAR OF LOOKING STUPID is right up there. Worse than fear of death. FEAR OF NOT BEING PERFECT is close behind. OK… breathe. Driving home now. Pass the funeral home. Oh yes. There is IMPORTANT and Not Important. What I look like for 3 minutes in a ballet recital is NOT important. I will laugh about this later, and be glad I had the experience.
JOY Principle – To grow, you do new stuff. Things you can’t do well. You take a risk.
To grow quickly, you do lots of new stuff, and LET GO of looking good, being perfect. PLAY! Just have fun with new friends. When you laugh at yourself, JOY pops out at you and says “here I Am!”
Update – Day 16 of my 90 Day Goals
- Taught Journey of You to 10 people. (goal was 5.)
- Launched blog website (THANK YOU, beloved husband Brian!) Still pending 5 YouTube videos.
- Confronted 495 of my worst fears. Though I have not banished them, they are on notice to vacate the premises. (goal 2000)
- Danced pirouette & pivot turns (badly and wobbly like a slow top. But hey, anything worth doing well is worth doing badly first).
- Took an RV trip with Brian and visited Bryce Canyon, Kodachrome Basin, Anasazi archeology dig, Petrified Forest and Capitol Reef Nat Park. Started planning RV trip to Harmony, PA.
- Invented my Super Hero identity. I Am VOLTA – the Voice of Light and Truth. My alter ego is humble Mormon Grandma Felicia, but really I am Light and Truth in human form! Working on costume…
- Made an incredibly healthy Chinese Red Bean and Barley soup with lotus seeds, that is guaranteed to increase your chi. Minor problem… it tastes like absolutely NOTHING! I have to work on the Delicious part. I suspect I need to add spices and I need help! Mariana Evica do you have any ideas?
What are YOUR 90 Day Goals? I would LOVE to hear your comments! If you write specific goals on paper, look at them daily, and keep track of the days, I guarantee you will be surprised what YOU can accomplish in 90 days.
Well, that’s it for tonight. I love you all. And I look forward to sharing more of how Your Journey of You brings you JOY!