Dig It!

Before Christmas Justin tells us he has a speaking part in the 3rd grade musical. The homework folder he brought home for winter break had instructions for the parents on types of costumes and the two pages of the script containing his lines. Wow, he has l-o-t-s of lines!

Four days before winter break is over we remember the lines are still safely in the homework folder. Justin starts memorizing the lines one segment at a time. Within three days he knows them all, plus he in the embodiment of his character,Gilgamesh. He has the swagger and pompous air of the warrior and leader that will build a great city in Mesopotamia between the Tigris and the Euphrates.

Back at school the kids continue to practice during music class. At home we start looking for things he can wear. We look through the costumes he and Grant have collected and Justin suggests his purple top from Halloween. Adding black and silver amour he has a royal tunic. Adding a narrow black headband and sandals he is warrior.

At the play the gym is packed. There are three 3rd grade classes and his is up first. He delivers his lines just as practiced, with confidence and animation. I’m so proud of Justin and happy for him. Can’t wait to see what interests he will carry with him; what activities will feed his soul.

Qigong

It’s Saturday morning and I’m on my way into Denver to join twenty-five people for a medical Qigong class. After the introduction we start the exercises. Come to find out its very similar to the meditation and visualization I learned in college over thirty years ago.

My Tai Chi instructor had shown me a couple of Qigong stances to help the flow of energy. In medical Qigong positions aren’t stressed, visualization is.

In the afternoon we added chanting. I knew how wonderful sound vibrations could feel from listening to music. Chanting was even better because you make the sounds yourself.

Last year I had acupuncture treatments for a cold, a sore shoulder several times, a bladder infection, and stress. When the acupuncturist mentioned bringing someone in to give a Qigong class I signed up.


During class my shoulder hurt a few times and the teacher mentioned people react differently. She shared how sick she’d felt the first day of intensive Qigong she’d done.

After four hours of class I walked to my car feeling energy and contentment in equal degrees.

Sky lights

The skies in Colorado are beautiful.

Often streaks of pinks feather across the sky in the early morning. As the sun rises above the mountains its as if someone turned a light on in a room; sections of the hills are electrified and bright white floods the area. Section by section the mountains come awake.

During the day pure blue is often the color. Driving through the mountains it feels as if you are driving into the sky. If there are clouds they are usually fluffy and white.

In the evening pinks and yellow join the blue; you can’t ignore the contrast. The combination of mountains and sky gives valleys of lights and darks. Section by section the mountains go to sleep.

Yep, the skies in Colorado are beautiful.