It's time for 5K walks and runs every weekend. It's time for PaddleFest on the Ohio. It's time for Relay for Life overnight walks and carnivals. From now through October, you can find some way to exercise and contribute to your community at the same time.
Thursday night, my belly dance students and some dancing friends performed for a live audience--in some cases, for the first time in their lives. The Delightful Dancers of Amal al-Zahra' (that's me in dance persona), the American tribal belly dance troupe Terpsichore and the live drummers from the Doom Daddies joined with several volunteers from our Relay for Life team to raise $1067 for the American Cancer Society. Not half-bad for a first-time event!
The key lesson for me has been about the power of taking risks. These women of all ages, shapes and sizes danced WAY out of their comfort zones. They've lost weight, gotten fitter and stronger as a result of letting go of the fear of making fools of themselves (at least for one night). They've done themselves a lot of good. Several people in the audience have asked about dance classes as a result--so the example of the Delightful Dancers pays forward. That thousand dollars they raised will do great good too.
When you take a risk and invest in yourself, you serve a higher good. Taking time to walk, to dance, to play isn't selfish--it's the whole point.
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Thanks for the weekly encouragement. It is time to get moving and put the M E back in time.
I look forward each Monday - knowing there will be "keep it going" encouragement! Thanks
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO! YOU ARE WONDERFUL AND YOU WEEKLY EMAILS HELP ME SO MUCH!
TERESA
Thank you, tophat and CB. When I put stuff out into the ether, it's good to know that it "hits" at least some of the time. I'm proud of you both for moving and going--and for restarting when you stall.
As someone who was at the Thursday night performance, let me just say WAY TO GO to all the ladies who performed. They took the stage with confidence and it was easy to see they loved what they were doing. Awesome amount of money raised for a worthy cause too. Always enjoy your Monday words of encouragement. Thanks.
Loved the show Thursday night. Everyone did such a great job of dancing and it is great that so much money was raised. Looking forward to yoga, and would like to try more belly dancing. Are you leading any other exercise programs in our area? I need all the help I can get. Thank you for making exercise fun! Linda
Thank you all! Rose and Linda, I'm glad you enjoy belly dance--and yoga is great, too! Theresa, it's good to know when something I do is actually useful.
The winner is . . .CB! Please e-mail me directly at keri@radiantfitness.com with your snail-mail address to claim your prize.
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