Once a month or so . . . I think my last check was September . . . I like to check in on your Good Things Jar project. Are you putting things in your Goodie Jar? If you are not participating the actual container do you take time out of your busy day, your busy week, your busy month to thing about the good things? Do you have a moment when you are grateful? I always have good things, but I will admit, last month for some reason I was really “busy” and I didn’t put much if anything in the goodie jar. This month -so far- I did stop and put a few things in. I was able to make note of a few things at once. One of my latest documentations for my good jar is a Nia Class I just did on Friday.
I have a student who really likes Nia and
she wanted a class closer to her home. So she approached a gym or actually a club near her home and asked them if they would consider having Nia classes. Well, we met with the club and we agreed to have a “demo” class. A regular Nia class but one that would I would do free of charge and they would allow anyone that is not a member of the club to attend and they would invite their members. Well, first of all, I am thankful that I was allowed this opportunity. At this point we don’t know that we will have another demonstration there. Along that line we don’t know if Nia will ever be a class that is offered there, but it was nice to have the opportunity. It is always nice to introduce people to Nia. This was probably the first time many people had heard of Nia or even seen the name.
But I am especially grateful to and for the five students of mine that showed up. Actually there were five regular students, one who is a Nia teacher herself and another Nia teacher in addition. So six showed up from what I am thinking of as “Camp Nia”. I am so honored to have such wonderful students that they came to support me and Nia. They came to help show the members of the club how great Nia is. So that list of people is going in my Goodie Jar.
I have another thing associated with this class that I will make a note of and put in this jar. This is something I have never put in the jar . . . but I am grateful for EVERY DAY! That is the bodies amazing ability to heal. While I was leading the class I scratch the back of my left hand. I didn’t really make contact with my right thumb very hard, but it was hard enough to draw blood and it was at just the right angle and spot that my left hand went numb and tingly at the same time. One of the next moves was a fast small chop that we do from the wrist, somewhat as if you are giving someone a “karate chop massage”. Well, I could not do that with my left had without a lot of pain. So I didn’t.
I finished the routine and was only slightly aware of the odd pain-numb sensation until I went to get up on the floor and push up with my left hand. OOOOO! That didn’t work.
The rest of the day I was VERY aware of my hand. It started to feel better than I would do something and realize it was not better. But as the night wore on it got better and better. I am convinced I hit my hand in such a way that I temporarily injury a nerve. I am soooo grateful that it is almost 100% back to normal. So THAT is going in my goodie jar. WHEW!
What about you? Thanks for listening to my good things. I would love to hear about yours? What have you got? C’mon, if you are not doing the Goodie Jar project perhaps you would like to make note of the good things here?
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