Today’s half over, and it feels like I’ve been here for about a week. Except I still don’t know my way around. This morning we went running. In the rain. For an hour and a half. Oh yeah. It’s nice to keep going WAY past when I would have stopped, myself. And there was a time when I thought I wasn’t gonna be able to do it any more, and one of the company members, seeing me start to lag, came over and ran beside me and just gave me a lovely infusion of energy. So perky, these guys, like an hour-and-a-half run is just a brisk little stroll. but so, freshly rejuvinated, I soldiered on, and in not too long was flagging again. but it was ok–(I just discovered that this keyboard does not make capital b’s, c’s, or m’s, so forgive me if there are letters missing or mis-capitalizations)–we were heading toward home! So I used my last little ounce of strength to get me there. We jogged right up to the door–and turned around, and started running in the meadow. Auugh! So that goes on for a while. Every time I feel like I’m about to die, a company member comes running along beside me, and then I feel like it’s ok, like I can keep going. I realized that they do this as a matter of course–keep an eye on the whole group, give their energy and attention where it’s needed without saying a word. They’re healers, all of them. After one good burst, I thought I’d try it myself; a companion from the intensive was flagging, so I ran over and tried to share my energy with her. And, whaddya know–it worked, and rejuvinated me as well! This is a wonderful, wonderful group. It’s just a little internal shift, and you realize how much you’re capable of.

Then we jogged over to a bench, and sat down, and took off our shoes, and my heart rejoiced, because my legs were really starting to hurt. but no–shoes off, and then we were running barefoot in the muddy meadow, leaping back and forth over the little creek. It got fun again. my legs are gonna HURT tomorrow.

Then we took a lunch break and went to the little space (the Pavilion, they call it) for our music lesson with brian. We did some rhythm excercises, getting more and more complicated patterns going with our voices and hands and feet, and then practiced the song we had learned last night, and learned a new one.

now we have a little time before our Tae Kwon Do lesson at 4, so I thought I’d record my impressions to you. Who knows how long I’ll be keeping up this blog so attentively, but for now, this is really fun stuff to share. I’m gonna come back in badass shape.

Love from rainy Ashfield!
Alissa