Today is the first Blog of the rest of my life...
Okay?? Okay.
Here I am. I'm 42, and still pluggin' away at the "new to me" skills. That's what we call them in Nia, "new to me" skills. I love that about Nia. There's a bit of terminology for everything--and all of it makes me feel better about where I'm at. We have stages in which we move through life; through processes. Debbie and Carlos came up with an entire mechanism for that...the 5 stages.
Nia isn't about an hour of "exercise". It's about my whole life. Just when I think I'm walking as a mom--My daughter turns 13. "OH MY GOD!! I FEEL SO EMBRYONIC!! How the hell do you parent a teenaged girl??" Look for the Joy. Natural Time. HER Natural Time, not mine. And I find these instances everywhere--these places where the principles of Nia line up with what's going on in my life. Amazing, no?
Grateful I am for the gift of Nia today. Anxious to share that gift tomorrow.
In Joy...
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Awesome, Stacy. You go!
ReplyDeleteWow, I am really lovin' your blog. Way to go my friend. Beautiful, truly beautiful, like yourself. Let love radiate!
ReplyDeleteLove, Jill
Yeah Stacy!!! Cool blog! Soooo fun to dance with you at Barb's class on Tuesday. And I'm sooo looking forward to yours and Jill's collaborative event on Saturday... Metamorphosis indeed!
ReplyDeleteAnd although I think your question, how to parent a teenage girl, was rhetorical, here's a thought...aren't the teenage years a lot like the 8 stages of FreeDance? Don't ya think? Yikes, I remember those days...I wanted the freedom of Anything Goes, and was easily Seduced by the Music of the day. But I also wanted to fit in and was always looking for the right moves..for that Click. And Feelings and Emotions! Need I say more?
And isn't is also all about Form and Freedom. Here's yet another place where Nia's concepts apply so well outside the classroom. I remember my folks, my Mom especially gave my brother and me great Freedom to explore life and find our own way, yet we also had a Form to adhere to...house rules...the usual about curfews, calling, chores, etc. And though we didn't always agree and had our share of conflicts, overall it worked pretty well and we all survived.
Dance free, my friend!
Mary