ONE STEP AT A TIME
All day long I had been thinking that I was going to go to a new Salsa class…Larry had mentioned that there was a beginninng class on Wednesdays… However as my day went longer than I planned I was getting ready to settle in when I got a second wind.
I found the class and joined in…New teacher, new people and new place. On Monday night I was just getting comfortable with feeling the rhythm…And on this night, this teacher counted the rhythm in a different way..It made me uncomfortable and then it was time to pair up with a partner..My partner looked like a dancer…The high heels and look and everything else to go with it.
As the teacher was explaining the sequence of the dance, my partner asked a question..” I’m not sure I’m in the right class..Is this the intermediate class?” The instructor replied that she was in the right place. It made me think that I was in the wrong place. Was there a beginning class someplace else in the building?
So here I was slightly on overwhelm… tensed up and feelilng out of place…looking at the clock wondering if I could sneak out. And then we switched partners and my new partner wasn’t much better than me…Whenever the music stopped and the instructor explained the moves of the dance again, I would again look at the clock hoping that the class would end soon…Time wasn’t going fast enough for me..And with each new partner I explained that I was in the wrong class.
I gutted it out and I started getting it. I started to relax and with each new partner my confidence was building. At the end of the class I told the teacher that I usually go to a different studio and wasn’t sure this level was the appropriate level for me. She replied that she thought that I picked it up quickly and should come back.
When I focused on what was immediately in front of me and literally took one step at a time, I started to feel better. And started to relax…
Take one step at a time.
JOURNEY ON
MARK
Mark Susnow, an executive and life coach, inspires others to experience more fulfillment and success in their life. A former trial attorney for 30 years and musician, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He also publishes, Letters on Life, an inspirational ezine. Contact him for an opportunity to create the life of your dreams. http://www.inspirepossibility.com