State Fair

Friday is always a high energy, restless day for students, and twice that when it's before the break. Kids had a hard time settling. My acknowledgment of their frustrations, their ability to stay focused and bring themselves back into their work helped settle the class. I also asked Ms Davido to hand out candy as a thank you to them for being such great workers. Friday was great and zoomed by so quickly. Good deed: traffic, letting cars cut in.

I went to the State Fair with Mike and acknowledged strangers for their contribution in their work, asked the ticket person how their day was going, showed an interest in who they were really seeing them perk up and light up their face is my reward. We lost our group of friends and enjoyed the rest of the evening watching the First Nations rodeo - bucking horses and pulling steers to the ground events.

Walking through the midway and hearing Mike talk about the "trickster" aspect of running the kiosks totally brought back to me that when one kills possibility there is no place for possibility and that I am empowered to bring the conversation of possibility. Conversation happens the way it does because of me, and what I choose to create. I talked about the multitude of possibilities of celebration, promise, lights, excitement that happens in the midway and switched the tone and content of the conversation. It became a vital, alive place to be in and lifted spirits. I saw Jeanifer (about whom the group - including myself have a lot of noise and I get that I choose her as group leader and I choose to accept how she is being in the face of circumstances), and offered to have her join my group to explore the State Fair. She declined and I was okay with that answer too.

Noise, I get to hear others noise in conversation and can see where it can be triggered.

Saturday. Today, we went for coffee and I met Barbara the lady who owns Bailey her horse that she loves to care for in the weekends, and by acknowledging her love of ownership she shared more about her passion for horseriding. I met Laura the editor who is interested in swing dance lessons and perhaps I might see her at Club Red, ready to explore something different. I notice today that I can readily receive acknowledgments from Mike and I allow him to do nice things for me. It's all good.

Tonight, I'm off to a celebrity swing $200 black tie benefit as Mike's guest - truly excited by that. This time last year going to such an event was not in my vision. I knew I would have an opportunity to wear my gown, just didn't think it would be this soon.