Phew

Today, woke up with a foggy head and feeling slow - a cold sore appeared and my whole day seemed to be slow all round. I think it's called recovery and reflection. Because my body is slowing down I can step back and look at the past weekend and let it settle.

I chose to go the school today, pick up work, pick up medicines, and then go to Lindy Hop. All major routes were closed and I took back routes all the way, making me 45 minutes late. I turned up anyway and Gary was happy to see me - since it meant he had a dancing partner to work with, and I was refreshed and ready for the second 1 hour lesson. I got to give up my foggy head and just throw myself into dancing, and it disappeared. I had lots of laughs and gave laughs too. The one question that prompted positive answers was: How are you feeling about this? Everyone beamed and proudly claimed their growth.

I am always acknowledging Tim and being in the space of listening for his possibilities. I'm truly excited that he is attending an introduction November 19th, it's finally a yes. That's so way cool that he sees there is something in it for him just by the way I'm being in the face of life. He wants that for himself. His saying yes is an acknowledgment for me in such a big way.

Tomorrow Diane is having dinner with me at FEZ then attending the intro - that's exciting, she's happy to do so. I need to follow up with Les and thank him and Paul for attending as well to add completion to the evening.

Acknowledgments today: email, Tim, Deenie my accomplishment coach whose birthday it is today. Good deed: collecting all student work and looking over it to prepare for tomorrow so I know where they stand and to acknowledge them for their work while I was gone. Need to work on those collages.

My homework for Living Life Passionately is: I choose my life, everything that it is, and everything that it isn't. In saying that I can see how there are areas that have been chosen for me, that I stepped into, and I did not choose. That there is resentment around it, and I am surviving because I'm making it wrong. So I choose my life, and everything it is and it is not gives me an empowering conversation that leaves me at the cause of my life, as opposed to being at the result of it.

I am playing the game of life and not being played by the game of life. So I decided to buy soup and drink it on the way to Sedona. Hot soup spilled over, soaked me between my legs (yes that's where it was craddled) and I lifted the container to the other side of the car, proclaiming, I choose my life, everything it is and everything it isn't - all the while laughing out loud. It was way too funny.

Life is too short. Make a choice.