CONFIDENCE FOR SHARING OUR PASSIONS

Have you been waiting on pins and needles wanting to know what the second thing that I observed from the confident 20 year old male, teaching us older folks hip hop?

You may have guessed it from my first sentence....confidence! He didn't need a piece of paper, a certificate or degree to feel like he had something to share with the rest of us.

He simply was sharing his passion, what he loved to do and he was being supported financially because he was following his calling, the gift that he brought into the world to share with others.

It's the movement that I talk about in my work, from the 1st to the 2nd Half of Life. The first half, head knowledge and The Shift, to the 2nd half, intuition, what we know. (Read more about this in my two books available of evolvetolive.com)

Many from the older generations, including myself, have struggled, knowing that we too possess pieces of the puzzle of life, but feel like, well, have been told that, we need a piece of paper to prove it! It's absolute nonsense and this young man proved it.

Certainly there is a place for education, but that's not what I'm referring to here.

I watched this young man in awe of the poise that he carried about knowing that he had a gift to share and it's worth others supporting him in his passion!
What is your passion? What is the gift that you bring to share with the rest of us? Thank you for the courage to share it with us!

SELF-CONFIDENCE

A couple of things about the young 20 year old male teaching us older species hip hop caught my attention in class. 

First:  He had no intimidation about looking at himself in the mirror.   It  wasn't a conceited, look at me, just a comfortableness that he had with himself. It seems to be a common trait in this younger generation.

Many of us from my generation struggle with low self-esteem and self-image issues. I know in exercise/dance classes, where they have that really big mirror completely across one wall, many of us take the back row, just like at church, the back seats fill up first! 

I notice for myself when I was attending Bikram Yoga, (Really hot yoga:) you are encouraged to connect with yourself in the mirror. 

Well, first of all, I can't see that far, so a blurry outline of myself is a little easier to take than actually looking myself in the eye for an hour and a half. 

One of the energy treatments that I was given while learning to become real, (read more about this in my books) was that I was to look and touch myself in the mirror. I was then treated for self acceptance.  To embrace me, all of me, exactly how I am, body, mind and spirit! I'm still working on it! 

I found myself really admiring this young man for the self confidence that he projected. I'm going to try and incorporate that into my life. 

Now, you want to know what else I noticed....stay tuned! 

Hip Hop - The goal? To SMILE!

Hip hop....at age 59...are you kid din' me? I had an interest in taking hip hop at the end of the snow bird season here in Tubac last year, but there wasn't enough interest to have a class.

When I returned home from my recent time away, I was pleased to see that I could attend at least two of the new classes that were forming once a week.

One middle aged man had the courage to join the class! Kudos! He came to see if it would be a good exercise program for him.

He was pretty lost and his position behind the young 20 year old teacher was off to the side and so it wasn't too easy for him to see and follow him.  (I've been there!)

At the break he asked me what my goal was for attending this class. I just smiled and said, "My goal is to smile!" and smile for an hour I did!

Did I feel uncoordinated and dense? You betcha! But, it just added to the joy of just simply playing!
I hope when something catches your attention and you have an opportunity to just smile.....I hope you take it!