Day 54 – Week 8 – 8 mins

Ah – the joy of Friday nights, a glass of red wine and a curry. It’s a very short weekend for me, as I will need to work on Sunday, so am going to have to make the most of it.
Thankfully – got my eight minutes out of the way this morning, so I am free to enjoy the evening, in the full knowledge that I have done what needs to be done.

As I was doing my stretching this morning, I was casting my mind back to the days when I could do the splits. (I am obviously a very long way off doing that now!!) But you know, it doesn’t FEEL that long ago. I used to go to dance classes four nights a week; two nights of classical ballet and two nights of contemporary. And while I was never really cut out to be a serious dancer, I absolutely loved the way ballet made me feel strong and fit. And that’s what I’m looking forward to now. Have you ever seen a dancer as they stretch to warm up or cool down? They have the most amazing fluidity and strength. They are completely ‘aware’ of their bodies and want they can do. For them – their bodies are like an instrument. I had a taste of that when I was a teenager, and I would love to move like a dancer again – knowing that I am moving with strength and precision.
When I wonder what I’m doing all this for – that is one of the things that keeps me going. One day, I too will one again move like a dancer….

Suzi