2016 Summer of Hope Tour - Joy in San Fran

Spending the day in San Francisco, I witnessed more joy in two men in wheelchairs than I've seen in anyone since I began the tour two months ago. One black man, (is that okay to say?) in his wheelchair had the biggest smile and sparkle in his eyes that was simply contagious. He brightened my whole day! It was worth fighting all the traffic to see! Well, that may be stretching it a bit, but he definitely was raising the energetic vibration around him.

Then, just a bit further up the road I could hear reggae music and here came another black man dressed all in blue bobbing up and down to the music that he was playing from his electric scooter. It was interesting to watch as he drove by, people began to smile and bounce to the beat.

One could only wonder what these two men had to be so happy about. Both in wheelchairs and both effecting those around them for the positive. And both HAVING A GRAND TIME!

Happy fun!!

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!